Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner who is unable to execute her plans, leading to a loss of self-belief. He advises her to first honestly measure her current situation and inner strength. He stresses the importance of accepting this reality, even if it is painful, as the initial step. After assessing her current strength, which has been diminished by repeated failures, she should set small, realistic goals. He explains that if her strength is one unit, her goal should not be ten units, as this is an ego-driven approach that will lead to another failure and further reduce her strength. Instead, the goal should be just slightly more than her current capacity. The focus should be on making a complete effort, regardless of the outcome. The speaker emphasizes that this self-assessment must be honest, not a lie born of ego. She must accept her current smallness without pretending to be strong. However, she should also have faith that it is not her destiny to remain small. Just as she became small gradually, she will also grow gradually, one step at a time. He cautions that there is more strength within her than she thinks, so she should always push a little harder. He advises spending significant time understanding and choosing a goal wisely, rather than rushing into action, stating that one can only put one's life into a goal that has been set with wisdom. Addressing a related issue, Acharya Prashant explains that knowledge is like food for the subtle body. If one keeps acquiring knowledge (eating) without applying it in life (working hard to digest it), it leads to mental indigestion. This is why the desire for more knowledge wanes. To increase the appetite for knowledge, one must first apply what has already been learned. Knowledge that is only on the tongue but not in one's life is useless.