How to deal with incompetence: choose faith, cheerfulness & optimism, instead of doubt & fear

Once in a while, each of us has been deluded by thoughts of incompetence; probably because we lack faith, cheerfulness and optimism, or we are preoccupied with doubt and fear.
On the other hand, it could be that we have been told we are not competent enough, and will never be able to do certain things; unfortunately, we bottled that up most times and believed it!
One thing we should always remember is that competence (which leads to success) and incompetence (which leads to failure) are just different states of mind—either a combination of faith, cheerfulness and optimism, or a combination of doubt and fear.
If you have faith that you can do anything, you will do it—but first and foremost, you must see yourself doing it, inwardly.
You have the power to deal with incompetence
It’s very true that “knowledge is power”: there is a big difference between having adequate understanding about one’s own abilities, and making an effort or determination to bring the best out of one’s abilities.
It is absolutely necessary for every conscious man and woman to have faith in themself so that they can be empowered enough to stand any chance of making the most out of their abilities.
Contrary to what anybody thinks, each and every conscious person has something material or immaterial to offer or sell; it could be goods, abilities or services.
We need to have faith and optimism in ourselves before we can convince anybody to make use of our abilities, or believe in us—faith and optimism radiate in cheerfulness and productivity.
We have to do all we can to live every moment with faith, cheerfulness and optimism, instead of doubt and fear. We must wake up every morning with an appreciable amount of determination if you we want to walk through the day and sleep at night with satisfaction.
On a daily basis, we must look for sources of faith, cheer and optimism that have the ability to nurture our minds and help us utilize its greatest potentials so that we can function at the highest level possible.
Hardly has anyone achieved something great by using a negative frame of mind that is filled with doubt and fear.
The best works are always done by people who are happy and optimistic—faith and optimism can really give us much more cheerful thoughts.
We will never be able to cultivate faith, optimism and bravery if we continue to think cowardly thoughts of doubt and fear. You cannot sow corn and reap thistles.
You can’t make you’re your dreams come true by choking them with doubts and fears.
You have to lay your foundation for success with self-understanding, faith and optimism if you want to stand any chance of making success out of any endeavor that requires self-belief.
Don’t allow your environment discourage you
Many people who love a job or profession are discouraged by their surroundings or environment; they feel that success would be a lot easier if they are in a different environment.
In a few cases this is true because of personal interest; on the other hand, it is not true in most cases because the only environment that actually determines success is right within you—the main factors that determine success or failure are within your inner world.
Each person is the builder of their inner world. The outer world is constructed according to the designs and dictates of the inner world.
Conclusion
Use any available sources that can always help you to nurture faith, be cheerful and optimistic; this will help you to dispel doubt and fear which only paralyzes any available motivation or belief.
If you’ve never chosen positive, optimistic and cheerful thoughts in the past, you can start doing so from now onwards—the richness of the universe is within you.
When it comes to the business of the inner life, nobody will ever fail if they are ready to start all over from the beginning.
Success is waiting for you to seize her boldly because she knows she rightfully belongs to you; she is yours. But if you approach her with timidity, doubt and fear, she will ignore you and pass you by. She likes boldness, and admires optimism and confidence.
One of my personality faults is that I let negative comments stop me from doing what I really want to do, my mother was the same.
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I feel sad reading that…and it seems the fault got to you from somewhere… most of us were not born with faults; we all came with a clean slate but acquired faults from the side, especially when we were young and not fully conscious; so our subconscious, which is the greater part of us easily sipped faults or abilities in… you can still conquer and reverse the trend, but it will take some effort renewing the mind…
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Having empathy for you, Lanagail.🤨. Each and every time our sensitivities can carry another’s negativity, label and/or admonishment right into where we are challenged most; we take steps backwards sometimes, too…so discouraging to have to struggle again forward. Ihagh is right though. We keep working on our optimism which does come back! I try now to watch for the hoops people hold up for me. I might try to jump through one, but I hear “No…you touched the hoop in your way through…FAIL, now try this hoop” then I’m just gonna walk away. Will save me some steps backwards.
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Ian thanks for your warm and heartfelt comment…same for me: I’ll walk away from any hoop-stalking attitudes
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This was great! Thank you🙏
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thank you dear 💖… deeply appreciate your positive and encouraging remark…
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Ihagh, this is such a good challenge for me! I’m so pleased to be reminded over and over…stay positive and have faith. Why is that so hard to remember during the stumbling moments (grrrr)? You give such great information with out ever taking away possibility; you don’t cripple…he lend a hand!
Thanks so much!
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you’re welcome Ian… thanks alot… reminding ourselves about positivity over and over, again and again, will create a lasting impression and the best foundation…firm faith cometh by hearing positive things consistently
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Superb!
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thank you dear ✌️✌️✌️… many appreciations for your encouraging remark
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So enjoyed this post and a good reminder much needed at this time. I have been working on my weaknesses seeing and feeling the energy which goes with it and turning the emotions around. Positive thinking is the way forward starting with yourself.
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it’s interesting to read your perspective on how you go about dealing with weaknesses that make us incompetent even when we still have obvious abilities… seeing the energy and turning the emotions around—interesting and worth learning from…
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Thank you.
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you’re welcome ✌️
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Good advice on taking account of your own abilities. Sometimes, it is necessary to get help and training in order to succeed.
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Michael, thanks for your thoughtful comment… I agree that in many instances and cases, help and training from certain individuals can uplift many people from whatever situation they have consciously or subconsciously sunk into…
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Our only limitation is us! Great post. Thank you!
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you’re welcome and thanks alot for your encouraging comment—deeply appreciated
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I also believe in same what you said. It is really required to achieve success.
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thanks for your positive remark, Tanusri… sorry for replying so late… I don’t understand how come your comment just showed up in my notification box today
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Good article, good read. I am going to reblog this one for you.
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OldPoet, thanks alot for your kind gesture
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Reblogged this on Truth Troubles.
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thanks; many appreciations
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I LOVE this and feel like your post and blog came my way with Divine timing! Replacing fear and doubt with faith and optimism is a very wise way to live. Beautiful post— Ashleigh
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thanks alot Ashleigh… sincerely appreciate your thoughtful, and encouraging comment: the wisdom in replacing fear with doubt—real wisdom
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I really enjoyed reading this article. I think it is very important to choose optimistic thoughts over ones that cause us distress. I just wrote about this in my own blog post titled “Learned Optimism In My Life”, which basically outlines what optimists have in common based on findings from the field of positive psychology. Feel free to check it out, I think you might find it interesting. Keep up the great work!
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thanks… I sincerely appreciate your encouraging words… I went through your article and picked alot of very meaningful points from it… thanks for sharing
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Yes, of course! Thank you for taking the time to read the content. I’m glad you were able to pick meaningful points from the posts!
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you’re welcome 👍…
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Beautifully written post. Enjoyed reading it. 😊👌
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thank you dear 👍, I deeply appreciate your kind and inspiring words
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