I have such optimism and excitement for the future

I am not always so positive.

Many times I feel like life is living hell. I don't believe I can do anything. And I think my goals are stupid.

This feeling comes up often, everyday in fact.

But I have to remember, that everyone feels this way, and that it is this very reason that people are not living the life they want. It is this voice of self-doubt that keeps you trapped in hell.

We must belief in ourselves in order to accomplish anything worthwhile.

I like to think about Luffy from One Piece. Or Zoro. Or Ash from Black Clover. Or Gon from Hunter X Hunter. Or Naruto from... well Naruto. The point is, they all have one thing in common: self-belief.

It is this unwavering conviction in themselves and their goals that allows them to overcome any obstacle. No matter the challenge, it just becomes feed and fodder for the fire in their hearts.

I believe this is an attribute to admire and copy. If we lived our lives with half their conviction we could could become emperor of humanity or some such.

Self-conviction and belief is a skill we must cultivate ourselves, no one can help us.

There are only a few things under our control in this world. Most of reality is happening to us whether we like it or not. But our beliefs and our actions are solely our own to decide.

This is the power God gave us to forge our own fate. It is the sliver of divinity stored inside us. It allows us to change our destiny and pursue our dreams. It is the most wonderful thing about us.

But we often forsake this gift. We often doubt ourselves. We don't take action. We don't forge our destiny or do anything divine. We just sit there in misery, wondering why we are not good enough, why don't we have the life we want.

Life is quite simple - we are either moving towards our goals or we're not.

Every time you get up and take a positive action that contributes to your goal, you are making progress.

Every thing you do, matters. Each action is a vote towards the kind of person you want to be and the kind of life you want to live.

Every single action matters. We are either making progress towards our goals, or we're not. It's that simple.

So if we were to journal all our actions during the day, what percentage of them are creating the life we want and what percentage of them are just passing time? Or worse, what percentage of them are moving us further away from our goals?

It is important to do this self-evaluation despite how uncomfortable facing the reality may be. We may often discover that the life we are living was not cursed on us from the universe but rather shaped bind by bind by our years of self-detrimental decisions.

And it is solely up to us to shake off these bonds.

Love you all,

Warm Regards,

Jacob Pugmire