That’s right.
Now don’t get me wrong, a show of skill, smarts, style, accomplishment and power isn’t the same as having something to prove they all may be a side effect of doing work or of a feeling that you have something to prove. The difference is the place of motivation. When you have something to prove to some family member or some ‘so called’ friend, or just people from your past it equals an anchor holding you back in your past. Whatever caused this feeling whether it is somebody or some situation it isn’t going to let you go.
People can’t let you go from having something to prove because they don’t really have the hold on you. The event or situation that makes you feel like you have something to prove can't let you go because situations and events only have the power to hold you back as they reside in your mind. The biggest thing that makes you feel like you have something to prove is in your mind. That feeling, that you have something to prove won’t be let go until you make up in your mind to do so. Trying to prove yourself to be “Blank” has caused a greater waste of hours, money, debt, frustration, and misdirected goals than we could count.
How many outfits, cars, degrees, homes, phone numbers, girlfriends, boyfriends, friends, children, promotions, have you collected in pursuit of proving yourself to someone? While nothing is wrong with having any of these things, something is wrong with getting all of this stuff to prove that you are something.
Nothing can do more for you than what you can do for yourself by moving on in your heart, mind and spirit.
