Belief in the life you’re building is an ongoing project. Welcome to being human. While pragmatism is important, there’s a difference between staying flexible and preparing exclusively for the worst possible outcome. Be honest with yourself about the stories you use to puncture your fledgling hopes. When you do, you deflate their authority. Acknowledging where your faith in yourself starts and stops can be uncomfortable, if not painful. But it’s also the first step to stretching those limits.