If your answer is yes to either one or both of my questions, you probably have many self-esteem and negative thoughts about yourself. I would call the internal ‘monsters,’ and these ‘monsters’ are very cohesive… Have you ever looked at or heard of a person’s success story and believed you would never do what he did? Or have you ever seen someone come up with an idea of change and thought that you could never do such a thing? If the answer to any of these questions is yes or no, you may have a nagging belief and wrong thinking about yourself.
This is what I would call human internal 'monsters,' which are very common in most people. These ‘monsters,’ if not addressed, will be the main reasons you will not show enough gratitude for all that you have achieved. On the other hand, if you do not accept enough of what you have achieved, you will feel like you have failed in life, and eventually, this will lead to your failure. So, what are some of the most common internal “monsters” that distract you from gratitude? There are probably trucks full of internal 'monsters' that everyone has, but I will cover only a few that I consider a major threat to human success if they are not identified early and addressed. Monster’which prevents you from expressing gratitude that you feel unworthy of being shown gratitude at all. This alone could have arisen from many internal or external factors. Other common internal issues can include weight loss, thinking, or feeling worthless, and you will never achieve anything good or be successful. On the other hand, external factors can come in the form of people around you telling you and laughing at you that you are hopeless and will never experience anything great in life. These internal and external elements, when put together,
will lead you to think that you have nothing to be thankful for. Or you may deny that you feel worthy of being shown gratitude and that you are not under the category of people. You need to understand that you do not have to do all the work before you start to show your gratitude. As long as you have done enough and accomplished the task, goal, or objective you started doing, then there is no reason why you should not give the bulk of the credit to yourself. Now, you will be asking me, ‘what if I did enough, but I feel like I didn’t give my best? Should I still show gratitude to myself?’ Many people believe and always think they are not giving their best in everything they pursue or hope to achieve. They always think that they can do a better job and keep thinking about improving or perfecting their ways without showing appreciation for the work they have done. While it is good to do so, and I recommend that you do the same, constantly improving yourself and the methods you use to complete the task, it is also wise to realize that you should first think about the tasks you have just done. So far, I have covered three internal ‘monsters’ that have prevented you from expressing gratitude to me. The next one I’m going to cover is as important as the other three but personally,
I feel like this inner ‘monster’ is the most overlooked. This inner ‘beast’ thinks and believes that your success is too small or not important enough to show gratitude to yourself. In fact, the inner “beast” is at odds with the idea that you agree to gain something (which is a good thing), but you feel tiny that you can appreciate. Certainly, we are all very successful in our lives; it would be to learn to speak when we are young to pass the test in beautiful colors. No matter how 'little' or how great our success is (depending on our individual definitions of 'small' and 'great') if we do not take the time and effort to meditate on it and congratulate or show gratitude to us, for accomplishing it. Thank you and how they can affect your success. Suppose you want to find out more about how to defeat and suppress these 'monsters,' check out the resources box below. And always remember that self-esteem can go a long way in ensuring your continued success.
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