How to make it big when your self-esteem is small.

You don't need to feel confident to achieve your dreams.

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A lot of us have bigger dreams than the rooms we’re in, but we get too comfortable inside our four walls. We get comfortable because we doubt our abilities. We doubt our worth.

Do you have dreams beyond the life you live? Are you confident enough to chase them? Do you feel worthy? Or… have you relegated yourself to what’s safe?

When I was 10, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a writer when I was 15, 20, 27, 35… the desire never went away. And for so many years, I didn’t go after it. I didn’t think I was good enough. I didn’t think it would work out for me. I felt “less than” all my idols who put pen to paper and made a living of it.

You might have this feeling about something in your life, no matter how big or small. To have this feeling is human.

Friends who know that we don’t feel good enough tell us, “You are worthy!” When they sense we don’t feel capable, they say, “Of course you can do it!” and they urge us to agree. They ask us, “What narrativ…