At many points in our lives we’ve all experienced and have expressed our doubts about things. Of all the many different things we’ve doubted, the one most important thing that may be holding us back from achieving success is that we doubt ourselves. We doubt our own abilities to bounce back from setbacks and failures, most often before we even get started. The fact is we can’t achieve success in any area of our lives, even financial success, if you don’t believe in yourself. The only way to have continued, long lasting success in whatever we strive for, is that we must first believe in ourselves. It’s having belief in ourselves that allows us to pick ourselves up when we’ve been knocked down, to shake off the dust and try again. It’s that belief in ourselves that will keep us moving in the direction toward our vision of success. It’s when we doubt ourselves that we loose confidence and allow fear and insecurity to start coming up with all the excuses as to why we can’t or won’t be successful. If we stop to really consider the foundation for all the excuses we give ourselves, they all boil down to one common enemy…fear!
Fear is a very strong and real emotion. The emotion is real which is what we react to, but whatever it is we fear is usually not. The fear we feel comes from the negative thoughts and ideas playing in our minds that haven’t happened yet. The fear of failing, the fear of not being good enough, the fear of criticism, whatever it is, by becoming aware and realizing the source of our excuses, can help us to overcome those fears. We overcome our fears by facing them. It’s only when we face them that we can learn to react to the real challenges that come our way. What you will discover by facing those fears and overcoming them, is an increase in confidence that will give you the edge to believe in yourself to keep moving forward. One of the ways to help us to overcome our fears is to understand ahead of time that failure is inevitable on our journey for success and that when failure does come, we don’t dwell on it and beat ourselves up over it. Learn from the lesson and move on! Another is to remember and think about things we were successful with in the past, no matter how small. We also need to make a conscious effort to stop our inner critic from bringing us down and replace it with positive, uplifting self talk. It’s what we tell ourselves on a regular basis that will help us to keep a positive mental attitude!
There are many facets that need to come together on our journey to financial success and you’ll find that to believe in yourself is not only a crucial starting point for the journey, but also something we must continue to do throughout our journey. Because without it, we may never even get started and once we do get started, we will need that belief to get us through the times of doubt and uncertainty we will experience along the way. Always remember, that we grow and improve every time we overcome our fears and challenges, which will prepare us and take us to the next level to where we want to go!
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