The Benefit of Doubt

    The Benefit of Doubt, or better put, the benefit of having doubt. Is doubt a positive or a negative? A benefit or a detriment? Can doubt be used in a constructive way? Well here is my twist on this....

   I know I am not the "best" at many of the things I do, in fact I am not even the "goodest" either, and this raises the question of doubt in my actions sometimes both by me and by others.

So I am going to relate this thought train to the Tiger Challenge. 

   Yes the date got moved, big deal, and yes, Big Deal! Whaa? So, here we go. I was full of doubt on many of the events I am still registered in (seven in total). While I actually do thoroughly enjoy every event that I have entered, I am nowhere near fully prepared to dominate in any of the events. But here is the twist, if I sit back now and say "yah I've got an extra month and a half to not practice, plenty of time to pretend" that is what will happen, nothing. I will wait till the last moment to practice, thinking to myself that I'm not going to be the best anyways (darn doubt!!) so I can just dabble a little here and there, it won't really matter anyways. HA HA, Gumption trap! 

   Orrrr if I "pretend" that the Tiger Challenge is just 6 sleeps away and keep it at the front of my thoughts to light a fire under my butt, maybe I can use the doubts I have to my benefit. I can face the doubt monster head on, stare it down, mono e mono, challenge it, force it to work for me and not against me. 

   So I am going to invite doubt to train with me, push me, inspire me, and not drag me down. I will find benefit in doubt, that just the way I am....