Not being good enough.

There is a common fear of not being good enough that is stopping many of us from doing things that are truly important. It seems like the older we get, the more this fear controls us. It's what stops us from trying new things and experimenting in our lives. Whenever I get this feeling I always remind myself of a few things.

1. Everyone is bad at the start.
   It doesn't matter who you are, whenever you are trying to start something new for the first time it's going to be difficult.

2. Being bad is ok.
   You should actually enjoy the first few stages of starting something new. It is at this stage that you are most able to learn.

3. Being good or bad at something is almost never the right goal
   Starting a new hobby just to be good at it sounds ridiculous but that's what many of us do. We forget that we should choose the things we do based on our interest and do them for our own enjoyment.

These three things often bring me back to why I started in the first place. I will pick up a new hobby for fun and that's what it should be in the end.