Roadmap

“The real security blanket is your values and your vision. If it’s not working for you, move. Every day is a wasted day after that.”

Your vision for yourself is a start, but of course it’s nothing without action.

You can start learning and doing tonight. Hop online. Join a Meetup and talk to people who are already doing it. You don’t have to be an expert to play.

Read blogs, go to conferences, learn new ways to apply your knowledge and your interests. K

SELF: “I’m not smart enough.” RESPONSE: “I have everything in me to do this.”

Get that internal Noise out of your headspace . . . and into this space. Use the space in the illustration to write down as many self-doubts as come to mind. Now read your self-doubts aloud. Chances are you’ll hear the absurdities of those statements, and once they’re out of your head, you can work on any truths you may hear in them.

You cannot win the fight against self-doubt by stewing in your own thoughts. Your Roadmap helps. Taking intentional action guided by your Roadmap leads to movement, which leads to change, accomplishment, skill development, creation of meaningful communities, and a sense of satisfaction. Self-doubt crumbles in the face of a clear understanding of yourself.

Failure is never the end of a story; it’s not even really a failure. Mistakes, and even epic blunders, are helpful instruments as you make your own road. Take risks. Get to failing! If things don’t turn out how you imagined, or you fall flat on your face, modify your method and try again. Failure is an outcome, nothing more. It’s a series of lessons to be learned along the way to better versions of yourself.

Those who dare, risk defeat. Those who don’t, ensure it.”

See if you can identify one—or many—lessons you learned from each failure: