Weallgothroughtimeswhenwefeelwearenotgoodenough.Wemightfeelthatwayatworkorinschoolorevenasaparent.Herearesomethingstorememberwhenyoufeellikethat.1.36WhenIs

　　Weallgothroughtimeswhenwefeelwearenotgoodenough.Wemightfeelthatwayatworkorinschoolorevenasaparent.Herearesomethingstorememberwhenyoufeellikethat.

　　1.  36 WhenIstartedmyPh.D.programIfeltlikethedumbestpersonineveryclass.Icouldn’tbelievehowmanysmartpeoplewerethere.Ididn’tknowifIcouldmeasureuptotheirintelligenceorcompeteinthesameleaguewiththem.YearslaterIfoundoutthatalmosteveryonefeltthiswaytoo.

　　2.Youareuniqueandhavespecialtalents.IfyoucanbarelymakeHamburgerHelperdon’tcompareyourselftoyoursisterwhoisachef(厨师).I’msureyoucandomanythingsthatshecan’t.  37  Youareyou.Youarenotyoursister. 

　　3.Youneedtostopchasingperfection.Itdoesn’texist.What’sperfecttomeisnotperfecttoyou.Soifyouthinkthatthereissomeobjectivemeasurementofperfectionandthattherestoftheworldisjudgingyouagainstthenyouarewrong.  38 

　　   4.  39  Oursenseofself-worthisbasedinourthoughts.Wehavebeenprogrammedformanyyearswiththoughtsaboutourselves.Messagescomefromourparentsourpeersteachersthemediaandourownlabels.Butguesswhat?Theyareonlythoughts.Justbecauseyouthinkthesethoughtsitdoesn’tmakethemtrue.  40    

　　A.Youhavethepowertochangeyourfuture.

　　B.Sofocusonyourownpassionsandtalents.

　　C.Youarenottheonlyonewhofeelsthisway.

　　D.Ifyouloveyourselfforwhoyouareotherpeoplewillnotice.

　　E.Youneedtochangeyourthoughtpatterns.

　　F.Oneofmyfavoritesayingsis“Don’tbelieveanegativethoughtyouthink!”

　　G.Mostpeoplearetooworriedabouttheirownlackofperfectiontojudgeyou.