You’ll see it when you believe it. Believe and achieve. I believe in you.
We all love a snappy belief slogan. But when it comes to self-belief things can get a bit trickier.
GenuLines reminds you that believing in yourself is the ultimate belief.
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Believe In Yourself- Even By Yourself
You hear about how you have to believe in yourself. Ever wonder exactly why?
The simple answer is that practically no one else will. Your spouse and your family will believe in you to a certain extent.
But, when times get tough, family support tends to wane. It’s not that they don’t love and care about you.
They just stopped believing in you.
While this doesn’t always happen, it happens often enough to cause conflict.
For example, your spouse or parents might at first give you support on a new venture. But the venture doesn’t work out as they believe it should.
So they start to question whether you should continue with it. If your belief starts to weaken, you may take on their way of thinking.
The Only Thing To Fear
The reason beliefs start to weaken is due to a fear of the unknown. When you start a new venture, everyone is excited for you and will tell you to give it your best shot.
But when the prospects of the business become murkier, that excitement turns to fear.
The problem is the path towards success for these ventures is not a straight line up. Having some bumps in the road is normal.
In fact, this is what defines the success of the enterprise, and the people who are taking risks. It should be welcomed and not feared.
The fear of the unknown may start to creep into your psyche. It’s easier to listen to your family and friends tell you to dissolve your venture because it’s failing.
They will continue down this negative path until you decide to stop. If you do choose to give up on your business, they will tell you that it wasn’t meant to be.
They’ll remind you that starting a business is difficult. That’s precisely the moment that you shouldn’t stop.
Don’t Stop Believing
You don’t get ahead by quitting. If you believe in yourself, you would have had the conviction to see it through.
You would have the appropriate guidance to give you strength to surge ahead. You could have done it all while telling your family and friends to have some faith.
A firm belief in yourself would give you the courage to stand up to them.
Whatever venture you decide to pursue, know that only by continuing will you make it work.
Think of Thomas Edison and the lightbulb. While he didn’t invent the lightbulb (contrary to popular belief), he made ones that lasted longer.
Imagine if he decided to quit after he ran into a few stumbling blocks early on.
JohnK 1-29-2019
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