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Leap Of Faith

Until the age of 30 Geoff Thompson worked through a plethora of menial jobs, from glass collector to floor sweeper; he even spent a decade working as a nightclub bouncer. Convinced that there must be more to life than this, Geoff decided to become a martial arts instructor (polled as the number one self defence instructor in the world by Black Belt magazine USA) then followed this by living out his dream of becoming a writer. He is now the author of over thirty books, a stage play, a BAFTA winning short film and two feature films.
Life would be unspeakably mundane without ambition. Aspiration gives meaning and purpose to our lives and we bandy about the concept of ‘self belief’ as the must have miracle producing factor in achievement. But what if I told you that a desire for self belief will initially hinder you more than it will help? What if I told you that I don’t believe in ‘self-belief?’

How many times have you seen the way clear to go and do something but held yourself back? In the face of uncertainty we tend to abort the first step of the journey and seek a confidence boost instead. We go and ask someone else if they think we can do it.

But why?

We do it essentially because of the need for self belief to fill the cavernous gulf between the beginning and end point. We see the journey and won’t allow ourselves to start until we fully believe we will get there. The pain and frustration of using this approach myself taught me a very important lesson: Don’t be asking anyone, just do.

I have taught myself to suspend the need for full faith and learned to ignore the gaps in my self belief. We talk about having faith in our dreams but in my experience it’s not a prerequisite for success. If we wait for full faith to arrive saviour like on our doorstep then we’ll be riding horizontal in a hearse before we attempt to achieve anything!

When you stop pondering and act you throw yourself in the deep end. This is both the best way to learn and a...