I meet many ambitious entrepreneurs and professionals with big dreams, who want to grow, succeed and live with passion.

If this sounds like you, you know it is often a lonely journey that requires you to face yourself daily.

Most days, you have a clear direction. You feel in the zone and know what to do. Meeting yourself is like meeting a partner. You push yourself to succeed and are satisfied.

Other days, you wake up in the morning and it feels like a war. You meet a judge in the mirror, not a partner. You are required to face the negative voices inside that tell you that you are not enough: good enough, attractive enough, disciplined enough, tough enough, smart enough.

No one knows what’s going on in your head. No one can confirm that you are on the right path. It’s just you on the field.

You seek the right way to reach your goals but you struggle to stay motivated. And every moment like this only increases the fear that you’re not meant to do this. That you don’t have what it takes.

Such days are a natural part of the journey, but it is hard to remember this as you go.

You can’t make these moments go away, nor should you because there is a way to deal with them.
Not trying to push harder is a great start, more tension never helps to relieve stress.

The solution is to build a different partnership with yourself.

You can become the partner you need. A wise partner that will stop you from buying the stories of your inner judge. A partner who knows self-compassion, and will suggest when to let go of the little things. A positive partner who remembers tomorrow is a brand new day full of opportunities.

If you meet yourself every day striving to reach the next level, you must meet a partner who will reflect on how amazing you are regardless of your successes or failures. One that will pick you up when you fall and run with you to the top.