STEP #1
Believe in Yourself
“Life Will Pay Whatever Price You Ask of it!”
Tony Robbins
CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. On this journey called “life”, if we don’t believe in ourselves, there is not much we can do or accomplish with this life we’ve been given. We will be stuck, immobilized, similar to being connected to a stake in the ground. Believing in ourselves is something we must all do. We must know there is something this current life has to offer us. Where does this belief in ourselves come from? It comes from the value that we place on ourselves and our life. It comes from within.
How do I know this is true? Believe it or not, it basically all boils down to faith. What do you have faith for? What can you believe for? You are on this planet for some reason, right? So, I guess it’s time for you to figure out why you’re here. If you have little faith, you will have little belief. How do we go about believing in ourselves? I believe it’s in the mind. It’s a mind game. We must think bigger and ask for more. We have to believe we are worth it.
Let me ask you a question, “How valuable do you see yourself?” The more value you have and feel about yourself, the more you will believe in yourself and what you can do and accomplish. The more you will seek, and the more you will find. Really, it’s all in our perception. Our perceptions determine our lives. At a Chinese restaurant recently, I got a fortune cookie. Inside it read, “Attitudes are the forerunners to conditions.” What did Henry Ford, the late great auto maker, say, “If you think you can, you can; if you think you can’t, you can’t, either way, you’re right!”
This is our first attitude that must change, what we perceive, think, believe, and say about ourselves. Our conditions, most often than not, are a result of our thoughts and attitudes. Our thoughts take us places we don’t always want or desire to go. This is indeed true because two people can be going through the same, let’s say, negative situation or environment- one person can still see the light at the end of the tunnel, while the other can only see darkness. You know this is true. We are getting what we are perceiving.
How do you go about believing in yourself? What do you tell yourself? In the book 14,000 Quips and Quotes by E.C. McKenzie, is this quote: “If your life looks cloudy, maybe the windows of your soul need washing!” How do you clean your soul? By what you believe, which determines what you say and what you do. Believing in yourself is a conscious, active decision. When I taught high school English, I would always tell my students, “Stop telling your brain what you don’t want it to believe!” So, my question to you is this, “What are you telling your brain?” Whatever it is, your brain is believing it and what you believe, you say! Change your belief by unclouding your mind.
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“CHOOSE TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. On this journey we call “life,” if we don’t believe in ourselves, there is not much we can do or accomplish with this life we’ve been given. We will be stuck, immobilized, similar to being connected to a stake in the ground. Believing in ourselves is something we must all do. We must know there is something this current life has to offer us. Where does this belief come from? It comes from the value that we place on ourselves and our life. It comes from within.”
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