{"id":64,"date":"2016-11-13T08:54:55","date_gmt":"2016-11-13T08:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theskrypt.co.ke\/wordpress\/?p=64"},"modified":"2016-11-13T08:54:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T08:54:55","slug":"taking-the-first-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sqrypted.co.ke\/index.php\/2016\/11\/13\/taking-the-first-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the first step"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-65\" src=\"http:\/\/theskrypt.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P5130074-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"p5130074\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sqrypted.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P5130074-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sqrypted.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P5130074-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sqrypted.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P5130074-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Starting anything is always the hardest thing in the world. It\u2019s like your first attempt at bungee jumping which I hear is absolutely terrifying!!! Personally I\u2019ve thought of blogging for a while but somehow I can never turn my ideas into words. But if Donald Trump could make it as a president regardless of his inexperience at politics then surely I can write even if just to document my random musings.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do not over or underestimate yourself. You can do anything as long as you set your mind to it. Most people fail because they do not believe they can do it. A defeatist attitude will not get you anywhere. Overestimating yourself is not necessarily a good thing either. The worst thing you could ever do is jump 100 floors down and expect to survive. Unless you are Spiderman or a cockroach you will die&#8230;the beauty of knowing yourself is than you can strategize on the best way to take that first step. Like taking a parachute down, it that simple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I over estimated myself once, and took on a task that proved to be beyond me. I regretted it. Because I spent a lot of time and energy doing it. If I had taken a task that I was more capable of doing, and spent the same amount of time and energy, I would\u2019ve enjoyed it a lot more and I\u2019m sure I\u2019d have aced it. So, definitely dream big, definitely believe you can do it but think before you act. Do something outside your comfort zone only if you have the means and time to learn it and do it right.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do not compare or imitate others. You can do all things. Just do it your way. Just because someone somewhere can lift something bare handed doesn\u2019t mean you should do it the same. You can always use a machine, its way better than hurting yourself and not lifting it anyway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before taking the first step, do not think about whether you can or cannot do it. Instead approach it from the \u2018&#8230;How\u2019 perspective. Do a SWOT analysis of yourself. You will be surprised how effective understanding your weaknesses and using your strengths as opposed to \u2018forcing issues\u2019 can be. \u00a0Auguste Comte once said know yourself to improve yourself\u2026I agree. The question is do you?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting anything is always the hardest thing in the world. It\u2019s like your first attempt at bungee jumping which I hear is absolutely terrifying!!! Personally I\u2019ve thought of blogging for a while but somehow I can never turn my ideas into words. 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