"I lack the courage to fully express my own true potential." This one strikes a cord with me.
If I take my previous post and change every instance of "motivation" with "courage" it suddenly makes more sense. Even the things I can do to create a more fulfilling life are unfolding in front of me. And when I get ready to do stuff, the feeling that was holding me back to take action is suddenly more clear to me, this isn't a feeling of "non-motivation", this is pure genuine FEAR! I think I just have to... "Feel the fear and do it anyway".
I know I have decent values, beliefs and knowledge to create a fulfilling future, now I want to develop the courage to do what I want and need to do!
"Courage is the gateway in the sense that you must first learn to face down your fears, even as they still appear real to you. As long as you avoid them, you continue to weaken yourself. But face them and they dissolve."
Courage is the Gateway
Wikipedia:
Courage, also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. It can be divided into "physical courage" — in face of physical pain, hardship, and threat of death — and "moral courage" — in the face of shame, scandal, and discouragement.
Thanks a million Steve! The identification of the real obstacle provides me with a way to jump over it.
BTW, Did you ever had the thought of becoming a personal coach, or to develop a program for coaches?
Peace