To Arrive at Canfidence: What’s Holding You Back ?

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Just. Do. It.

Three little words that have a lot of us in a chokehold. Or maybe it’s just me.

These three words have the power to move the needle if acted upon with care and diligence.

“It could all be so simple, but you’d rather make it hard.” My girl Lauryn was on to something. She had to have been talking about more than love on that verse.

At the core of most of us, we want to set out to accomplish great and meaningful things. And it all looks differently for each of us.

But what happens when you just don’t feel like it? What happens when you don’t feel equipped or ready to do the “Thing” you know you should be doing? What happens when your motivation is on vacation with no signs of returning any time soon? What happens when life is “lifeing,” and it won’t let you be great?

Or how about when Fear brings along his ghetto friends, Doubt and Pride, to your pity party?

In most cases, we let belief and circumstances hold us hostage. So we just don’t know anything at all.

Wait actually, we do a little something- something. In most cases, I have found that we get excited about the planning. We buy the planners, the cute pens and sticky notes. We feel like we can conquer the world with stationary and a laptop. That’s gotta count for something, right?

But when it comes down to the process, we freeze up. Talking about the work is literally easier said than done. The initial excitement that we have about getting things done or executing an idea consumes us like a fire. We are ready to just go for it. But somewhere along the way, we lose touch with that excitement. And if the work is too hard,or requires too many sacrifices/ too much discipline, or we get overwhelmed, we quit. Am I talking to anyone?

This very piece of writing has been sitting in my drafts for months. I kept blaming  time as the culprit. It is actually just me. I’m the drama. I don’t have an excuse.

So what’s your point, Shay?

Don’t rob yourself of the harvest by neglecting the work. Don’t focus on perfection. Focus on productivity. That’s the only way to arrive at Canfidence. Canfidence is knowing you CAN do all things through God’s strength and provision. ( Philippians 4:13)

We often waste time and opportunity on perfection, second-guessing and doubt. I don’t know if you know this, but courage comes AFTER you do the scary, tough thing. So do it scared. No matter what it is.

Want to write a book, start a business, go back to school, lose weight, find your work-life balance, move to a foreign country to start a new life or adventure? You CAN. You just have to get started. And then stick with it.

I am starting a new challenge today that requires some crazy discipline and consistency. But I am up for the challenge. Because quite honestly, I am tired of breaking promises to myself, God and those I love. It’s “go-time.”

Whatever is on your heart, I am praying that you grab hold to some Canfidence and let the Lord do what He does best - make things shift and happen.

You’ve Got This! I’ll be sharing more about my personal challenge in the days and weeks to come. Completing this challenge will result in something that will pour into myself AND you ladies. And guess what, someone else is waiting for you to finish what you started, so they can benefit from the fruit. It would be a shame for you to keep them waiting.

In the Meantime,

Shine Canfidently and Embrace the Quirks