Can You Look Fear In The Eye?

It's day 14 of documenting 2025.

And I just finished reading today's note in 365 Days With Self-discipline.

It really gave me something to think about.

It talked about having a long term focus in relation to our goals.

And the fact that challenges arise when we only have short-term objectives.

Then I started thinking of my own goals for the year and the new projects I've started.

I realized that I may have been looking at them with a short-term view as well.

I'll change that.

I'm on day 14 of the book, just like this is day 14 of documenting.

That's how it goes.

I can't publish this post without relaying what happened to me yesterday.

One phrase: overwhelmed to tears.

Why?

(Gosh! can't believe I'm doing this...)

I felt scared....I still do.

Scared of what I can become.

Simply because the beliefs I've been brought up with is clashing with the new beliefs I'm starting to have.

And my current environment is not helping me anymore.

I feel like it's somehow choking the energy out of me. 

(I may be wrong tho...or just looking for excuses....I really don't know)

Then yesterday, I visualized my future self for a few moments and became scared.

She was me....but different in a more powerful way.

I told a friend all this yesterday.

Before that, I warned the person that it would sound weird.

It probably sounds weird to you too.

There's probably a term to describe what I felt but I don't know what it is?

Fear of success?

Fear of the unknown?

You tell me what it is.

But one thing I'm training myself to do is to feel fear and take action regardless.

I'll keep doing that....I'll keep going, I'll keep learning.

If you're reading this, thanks for clicking the link that led you here.

I'm just a human like you, with challenges.

Social media may show you the glam and success but rarely the struggle and fear.

I'm sharing my story because I feel like this year is going to be different.

I just feel it.

Don't be afraid to put yourself out there, my friend.

Miracles still happen in this time and day.

That's all for my thoughts....

We move now to my notes from the book I'm reading.

It's a book by Anthony Robbins (who I like to call Tony 😄).

It's called, Awaken The Giant Within.

And I'm on the fourth chapter, which is divided into sections by quotes and headings.

The quote that started the section I read goes like this:

"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you".

Hmm 🤔 

Honestly, I don't fully understand this.

How about you?

Tony will definitely teach me how to use pain and pleasure.

As I continue to read and take notes, I will apply what I learn as well.

Speaking of notes, I paraphrased the whole (not-so-long) section into 3 points.

✍️ Why people experience pain yet fail to change? They haven't hit emotional threshold, a level of pain they weren't willing to settle for anymore.

✍️ The magical moment when pain becomes our friend: Those times in our lives when we've said, "I've had it! never again; this must change now".

The moment that drives us to take new action and produce new results.

✍️ Each day, our lives are filled with psychic negotiations, making decisions based on the pain or pleasure an activity brings to us.

I quote (from the book):

"We are constantly weighing our own proposed actions and the impact they will have upon us".

I'm still internalizing all this.

And becoming more aware of my actions.

Pain vs Pleasure 

The double edged sword 🗡️ 

(Don't mind me saying that!)

I will read more and keep documenting.

Keep living, keep exploring.

2025 will be a great year for us all.

Oh and by the way, I'm on Instagram.

I'm not actively posting for now, but I respond to messages.

I would really love to hear from you 😊