Your Ideas Aren’t Random. They’re Invitations. Will You Answer?
What if the very thing you’ve been setting aside is the thing you’ve been praying for? What if you’re not just holding yourself back but also holding back something meant for others, something only you can create and share?
There are so many reasons we stay stuck. One major one is self-doubt. We linger too long in the question: Am I good enough? Can I really do this?
And we forget that we’re built to learn as we go. Think of young children. They don’t hesitate to learn walking. They fall over and over face first, tears streaming down, only to get up again. Until suddenly, they take a few shaky steps… then they’re running across the room.
You were that child once. That same resilience lives in you still.
What if the ideas in your mind didn’t land there by accident?
What if they’re invitations like doorways waiting for you to step through? Once you do, you’ll figure out the language, the way forward, just like you always have. But somewhere along the way, you forgot how capable you really are.
It’s like reading every book about how to play golf. But you’ll never actually learn the game until you get out on the course, swing the club, miss, adjust, and try again.
Reading is helpful but real learning happens when we integrate. When we act.
And every result whether success or mistake gives us a new direction, a new flavor, like experimenting with a recipe. Have you ever followed a recipe and then added your own flair?
You didn’t overthink or doubt because deep down, you knew: you’ll only get better with time.
So what’s really at the root of self-doubt, especially when we’re capable of learning along the way?
Here are five possible reasons:
1. Fear of failure and judgment.
You’re afraid to make mistakes, afraid people will laugh or criticize. That’s why it’s essential to surround yourself with people who are self-led, like you. Truthfully, the loudest judgments often come from those who aren’t doing the work themselves.
2. Fear of not being understood.
Especially by those closest to you. But the truth is, you are the only one who truly needs to understand your path. You become it, live it, breathe it—until you are undeniable. The lion never explains it’s a lion. It just is.
3. Disconnection from your Source.
The ultimate Source that goes beyond the mind—the one that provides everything needed to bring your ideas to life. When you realize you’re a microcosm of the macrocosm, you’ll see your existence as part of life’s sacred dance. The way you live and create is already in service to others.
4. Unprocessed failure from the past.
Maybe you’ve failed before—and the pain was too heavy to hold, so you stopped trying. Or maybe you’ve told yourself you’re too busy, too tired, not enough. But when you start maximizing what you do have, you’ll feel abundant again. Use your discernment to let go of what no longer serves you, and make space for what truly does.
5. You’re making it too much about you.
When you see yourself as just a drop in the ocean of existence, you realize how profound it is to be the one who gets to create. You’re both the artist and the artwork, the dancer and the dance itself. And that is a sacred gift.
So—what might you create if you stepped beyond self-doubt and said a full, internal YES?
Everything begins there.
Your sacred yes to yourself, to your creations is where it all begins.
And if you feel called to work with me privately, I offer 1:1 coaching.
Email me at: genozajoanne@gmail.com
With love, Joanne Genoza
Joanne Genoza
Joanne Genoza
