{"id":1977,"date":"2015-04-04T04:02:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T04:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2015-04-04T04:02:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-04T04:02:33","slug":"d-is-for-doubt-atozchallenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/d-is-for-doubt-atozchallenge\/","title":{"rendered":"D Is For Doubt #AtoZChallenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Sexy Suspense<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"A to Z Challenge\" href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/p\/a-to-z-challenge-sign-uplist-2015.html\">The A to Z April Blogging Challenge<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A2Z-Challenge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1955\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A2Z-Challenge.jpg\" alt=\"A2Z Challenge\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A2Z-Challenge.jpg 230w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A2Z-Challenge-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>Doubt. It can be paralyzing. At different times I find myself doubting myself, my abilities, my instincts, my actions. It&#8217;s times like those that I remember a piece of advice given to me: Never aim for perfect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1980\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"doubt\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt.jpg 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a>That&#8217;s a lot of pressure to achieve an impossible state, which in turns creates doubt. I&#8217;ll never be perfect, or write the perfect book, or be the perfect marketer. But maybe it&#8217;s not so important to be perfect as it is to be positive. To do a little better each time. To take small steps, make progress. To set realistic goals. Reach. Repeat. Till what you achieve is success according to the goals you&#8217;ve set and worked towards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/yourself.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1981\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/yourself-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"yourself\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/yourself-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/yourself.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>Someone else once said, &#8220;When in doubt take the next small step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1979\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"doubt1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/doubt1.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sexy Suspense The A to Z April Blogging Challenge Doubt. 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