what's stopping me from being great

Sometimes a light bulb goes off and there's that moment of clarity when the web of confusion and unanswered questions is unraveled. I had a moment like this earlier today when I thought: What's stopping me from doing what I want to do, being who I want to be? I get to take control of my life, I can make a change to make my life better.

Then the light bulb switches off and I think of all the things holding me back. All the fears. The fear of failure, the fear of disappointing other people, the fear of disappointing myself, the fear of not being financially stable, the fear of not being talented, the fear of making a change and still not being satisfied.

I want to stay in that moment of simple clarity long enough to make a change, long enough to be brave and do something about how I'm feeling. It feels like a stamina I have yet to build up - the more moments I have like this, the more likely I'll be to believe that my life is in my own hands and that change, for the better, is obtainable for me.