Strengthening Your Belief in Yourself

Strengthening Your Belief in Yourself

It may sound strange, but the one person you’ll always have in your life is you. In order to have an existence that’s peaceful yet exciting and fulfilling, it’s important to strengthen your belief in yourself.  This is definitely something I struggle with. On a daily basis. There are days when I have all the self confidence I need, and other days when I struggle just to think I am worthy enough for anything.  However, when you believe in yourself, you know that you have the ability to handle anything that life throws your way. You recognize that, although things may be tough, you’ll get through it. If that voice deep inside you says, “But what if I’m not sure I can handle something,”  or “I’m not good enough” you could probably benefit from boosting your self-confidence and recognizing more of your abilities.

These Strategies can Help Bolster that Belief:

1. Know yourself. Who are you? How would you describe yourself to someone who doesn’t know you? Write down a description of you. “[Your name] is a person who_____________.” Keep writing what you know about yourself. When you’re finished, read it. Does it give the reader a clear idea of who you are?
2. Develop a real understanding for how you react in certain situations. For example, if someone tells you he’s angry about something you did, how do you respond? When people ask for help, what do you do? Noticing the behaviors you perform whenever challenging situations occur will help you see your capabilities. I used to get defensive, it has taken years for me to overcome that reaction.
3. Be comfortable with your own feelings. Recognize what you’re feeling and label it—is it sadness you feel when you see your kids growing up? Or is it pride? It’s okay to shed a tear over a poignant commercial or a sad or touching movie. I have no problem shedding tears over a movie!
4. Recognize your strong points. Although most of us can identify our weak areas right off the bat, it’s sometimes a challenge to see our strong points. Recognizing the areas of life in which you do really well is a great confidence-booster. Some of my strengths are my loyalty, tenacity to get a job done! And always wanting to help others!
5. Remind yourself you’ve made it through some challenging episodes in life. When you see what you’ve risen above, it helps you to realize that you can get through the tough times. You can probably easily recount all the difficult phases you’ve gone through in life. Yet here you are, surviving and maybe even thriving.

Be Inspired

Be inspired by the initiative, personal strength, and courage you’ve shown so far in life. Say to yourself: “If I did that, then I can achieve even more.” For example, maybe you made your way through college or even graduate school while working full-time and taking care of a family. That’s quite a feat. It must have been a challenging time for you. Yet somehow, you did it. That’s pretty incredible. Acknowledge it.

For me, I need to remind myself I made it this far!  I didn’t quit when things did not go as planned or I failed.  There have certainly been more “bumps” than I expected while on this journey, but in the end I am proud of who I am and how far I have come! That in itself is a huge success and I need to keep reminding myself of that.

Be Comfortable with Failures

Get comfortable with admitting you made a mistake or had a failure.  Failing is part of life. This suggestion just might be the most important point in this post. If you can’t admit to yourself and
others that you’ve made a mistake, the fact is that you’ll have difficulty believing in yourself. Why? Because in order to believe in yourself, you must be real with yourself and others.

Otherwise, you’ll see that you’re not honest with yourself and your confidence will lag. It’s okay to be wrong. Let’s face it—most of us are wrong at least once a day. The easiest way to solve an issue or figure out a conundrum is to acknowledge, “I did something wrong.” If you recognize and acknowledge your errors, you’re very wise because you obviously know you can’t correct a mistake unless you see the mistake in the first place. If you’re not already doing it, start openly and honestly acknowledging errors. That way, you can fix them.

Conclusion

These actions will help you believe in your ability to handle anything. If you believe in yourself, your life will be so much easier. Believing in yourself brings a certain quiet confidence. Consider the above points and strengthen your resolve to believe in the one person you’ll always have: you.

 

 

 

 

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