There it was, the biggest dragon in all of the land. The dragon that had been talked about throughout all of the land. The dragon that had killed most men that confronted it without breaking a sweat. The dragon that most men dreamed about fighting as a kid and were terrified of as they grew older and older.

I actually had prepared for this battle for most of my life. I thought I was prepared too. As soon as I looked over the corner and laid my eyes on it, I couldn’t stop shaking. I suddenly started questioning everything I’ve done in training, everything I had always worked towards. I started doubting myself for the first time in my life. I pictured it in my head… I would go into battle and put up a fight for the first few minutes, but that wouldn’t last. I took a deep breath and just stopped thinking.

That’s when I realized the dragon wasn’t shit. It was my own thoughts. I walked past the dragon and it didn’t do anything. It let me walk right past. Allowing me to stroll right into the most dream I had ever dream. All it took was a few breaths and recognizing that it’s my own thoughts that would defeat me. Overanalyzing per usual. I won.