Growth Happens When You Push Yourself Through Fear
Do you ever look back and realize that your biggest growth came from moments that felt impossible at the time not because they were extraordinary, but because they forced you to dig deeper than you thought you could? one of the moment happened in my first job.
I just graduated and join a company. when my manager handed me a project. The problem? I have no idea how to do it. The designer was out sick so the entire responsibility fell on me.
I was nervous but I started anyway. I search some things in Google, tried different approaches and fixed mistakes as I went. It was not perfect but I kept moving forward. Some things was worked some didn’t but I refused to stop. After an hour of struggling when my manager asked about my progress I had barely completed 30% of the project. I was terrified. That memory has stayed with me through so many moments of doubt. Whenever I’ve faced a project I wasn’t sure I could handle felt Overloaded by a tough assignment or stressed over something uncertain I think back to that day. It reminds me that I’m stronger and more capable than I give myself credit for and that belief has pushed me to become not just a better worker but a better person.
My first job out of college pushed me harder than anything I had experienced before and I loved every moment of it. There were so many moments when I felt completely lost. But instead of panicking I reminded myself of that lesson to just start to keep going and I’d figure it out. I only asked for help when I had truly exhausted every possible solution. It sometimes took me longer but that dedication taught me how to do things on my own the next time. That’s how I grew and how I became confident enough to take on bigger and harder projects.
One of my biggest frustrations is when people ask for answers before even trying to solve something on their own. Because I was one of the younger employees who learned quickly people at work started coming to me for answers instead of going to their managers. It interrupted my own tasks and it frustrated me because they weren’t giving themselves the chance to struggle, learn and grow.
One trick I love when someone asks for advice is to flip the question back to them. For example, if someone asks me how to improve their blog I’ll respond with “What do you think you could improve?” Almost every time, they start listing things write more original content, take better photos, refresh the design all the things I would have suggested. They had the answers all along they just needed to trust themselves.
The truth is no one is coming to rescue you or carry that heavy cart up the hill. Don’t cheat yourself out of growth by asking for the answer too soon.
Believe in yourself. Push yourself. You’re far more capable than you think.
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