Having the ability to accomplish any goal that you set yourself out for will make you respected in all walks of life. Not only will you feel good about yourself, but you`ll also inspire someone else along the way as well. This article is going to tell you why believing in oneself is important to accomplish anything in life. You`ll also learn the importance of self-confidence and why you should never let anyone have a plan for your life.
I could start this article by explaining why believing in oneself is the only way to accomplishing your goals, but the question actually is, “why not believe in yourself?” No one knows exactly what you want in life and what your motives are behind it. It could be financial, your house, your body, it could be anything. No one else is going to give these things to you, you have to want it yourself, which is where confidence comes into play.
Confidence is important because it gives you the mindset that what you`re doing is right. Confidence is built on past successes and is the main reason you achieve or fail at what you want to get. Now don`t confuse confidence with pride. Pride can be very hard to control once you have achieved something great. You can`t get into the mindset that you have already accomplished what you want and are finished or you`re headed for disaster.
One of the first things you can do to be successful is to eliminate all negativity around you. Whether it be negative people or any other negative factor. It all serves the same purpose, to kill your once positive attitude. You also need to think if you are being controlled by anyone else and people that are actually “wolves in sheep’s clothing” so to speak. You may have friends that seem to know what`s best for you and once you start relying on them, you`re spelling disaster for yourself. If you`re a kid, you may seem to be controlled by your parents. It`s okay to realize that they are there to help you, but sometimes they don`t understand the real you and what you want.
It is very hard to believe in yourself at all times but with a little practice, you can actually dramatically improve your confidence levels. You have the ability to be anything you want, never let anyone tell you differently. Look at the wealthiest, most successful people in the world and they will all tell you that they didn`t let anyone’s negative opinions about them get into their way of success. Instead, they looked at the positive traits in others that made them more successful and created a path to do the same. You can do it, believe in yourself. Until next time!
Zach Bashore
March 19, 2006