One of the most important parts of the self development process is not to lie to ourselves which is easier to be said than done because of many aspects involved (aspects like the level of self esteem, the level of self confidence, the threshold for pain, the expectations and so on). If we get really honest with ourselves, we can see how often we throw obstacles in our path because deep down we want to fail in some areas because of the aspects mentioned above.
Below is an interesting video where some great people talk about how important it is to get honest with ourselves in order to stop beating ourselves up for not doing the crap we don’t really want to do.
If you think about it, in what areas do you think you need to be more honest with yourself and why?