Unleash Your Inner Warrior
Andrea F. Harkins
Renewable Energy | Martial Arts | Positivity | Master's Degree, Organizational Management | Podcaster | Author/Blogger/Columnist
The best way to unleash the warrior within is to embrace your unique skills and talents. So many times you don't pursue your goals because of fear of failure or because you feel you are not as good as someone else. That fear stems from how you see yourself compared to how you see others.
It is easy to get caught up in the cycle of comparing yourself to others. Social media is a melting pot of images of successful people with career milestones, physical achievements and whose beauty is unmatched. This leaves many feeling inadequate. Negative comparisons leave you with a sense of failure and cloud your judgment about yourself. Your inner warrior, the true you, is stifled because of it.
How many times have you felt you are not good enough because you don’t measure up to someone else’s standards? When you compare yourself to all the successful, perfect people, you never fit in. ?
When I began practicing martial arts, I struggled with my self-esteem because of negative comparisons. I wasn't as athletic, skilled, or experienced in martial arts as some of the others. I watched them perform and tried to follow their way but I struggled to learn and often felt frustrated that I couldn’t keep up. Instead of improving, I hit a wall. My attempts to mold myself into someone else’s form of success led to disappointment and failure.
I finally found progress when I stopped comparing myself to other martial artists and began focusing on my own unique journey. I realized that martial arts are not about being the best or replicating others. They are about pushing personal limits, growing at your own pace, and celebrating small victories. Once I embraced my personal path to success, I achieved more than I ever imagined.
I found myself standing out in my own way. I went from being a small-town martial artist in Parrish, FL to writing for magazines and being invited as a guest on podcasts all over the world to share my unique blend of positivity and martial art mindset. My inner warrior flourished. None of that would have happened if I followed those I thought were better. Yes, they were better than me...but in a different way.
Everyone’s journey is different. You will find personal success when you focus on your own goals, skills and talents and not how you think you stack up to others. Your inner warrior is there. Release it by focusing on your true, authentic self and not by trying to be someone else.
-Andrea
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4 个月never stop training its a life journey not a race.You will feel and see the value in the ART OF KARATE or any Art that you train.Train and study never stop learning and improving
volunteer at rockland senior center
4 个月Thanks for sharing
Analytical Research Chemist at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
5 个月I really needed to see this. Thanks for sharing.
Certified Instructor of Taekwondo & Ananda yoga.
5 个月Thanks for sharing
Certified Nutrition Coach and graduated with my Bachelor of science in Exercise Science, Fitness, and Nutrition Management at Bryan University.
5 个月Well said Andrea I completely agree with you ??????