Hello readers! It gives me such joy to be able to write to you each week. Typically my topics are based on challenges that I've faced throughout the week as well as ways that I have been inspired and this week is no different.
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Believing in yourself is vital.
This week I want to talk to you about self confidence and believing in yourself. Can I get real with you guys today? I as well as many others have struggled with this concept for years, and I'm at the point where enough is enough. I am an avid reader and I am always looking for information that can not only help myself but others as well. However, this time a book or quote couldn't help me. Not to say that books aren't helpful and encouraging because they are trust me I have several books about believing in yourself and the whole confidence bit as well. But like I said, this go round was a lot different. I had to literally fight with myself. Now readers this isn't a bad thing there comes a time when you start to get on your own nerves about things that you need to change or develop in your life and enough is enough, and a confrontation with yourself is long over due. So as I sat in my car in the walmart parking lot I was literally telling myself a thing or two. Now I am not crazy or insane but I will say that, that confrontation woke me up inside. Let me explain, its one thing to know something, and to know how to carry it out but it's a whole other ball game when you have to put some action to your words and when the rubber hits the road will you sink or swim? I felt like I had been sinking for too long...living with too many insecurities and baggage from the past. So I tell you today that you don't have to be in bondage to people and there views because you will then become a people pleaser. Anyway, like I said it's one thing to know something...but action is a different ball game. I know all about this stuff I read about it everyday I talk to people about it everyday but why is that the sting of other peoples comments and perceptions still leave us wounded? Why is it that rejection in any form still leaves us bruised? I heard somewhere that if we are "touchy" other peoples comments and reactions and perceptions can be taken to the highest degree. What I mean by touchy is that a person's skin is sun burned severely and any response contrary to what that individual wants to hear is like someone poking your sun burned skin...ouchhhhhh hence the word "touchy" was born. But anyway, I will go into more detail on this subject in later blogs.
Believing in yourself means that you can look at yourself in the mirror and you can honestly say that you are ok with who you are flaws and all. This goes for outward as well as the inward appearance because it is two fold. You can not be satisfied with your outer appearance and not be satisfied with your inner appearance there is no balance here. I'm sure plenty of you out there myself included can attest to feeling out of balance in this area at various points in our lives. With that being said it's quote time!!!! I read the following excerpt in the book called "Believe that You Can" I have made mention of this book in previous blogs.. Here it is:
"Right before you were created there was one little sperm among millions of them all racing to become YOU. Millions of them were swimming trying to get to that egg, and YOU won. This makes you one in a million! You're a winner, not an accident"
How awesome is that! I got so excited when I read that for the first time it almost brought tears to my eyes because it was so simple yet so profound to know that I was a winner before I could even walk or talk. So, that just made my confidence level shoot through the roof. Sometimes you have to confront yourself and say "Who cares what people think, do, and say" you don't have to impress anyone. Be ok with who you are accept yourself flaws and all because you are a winner!
Please know and understand how important and valuable you are. You are truly special and unique. Whether you choose to believe it or not someone is counting on you to be the best that you can be. Think about the legacy that you will leave behind. What kind of person do you want to be known as? Someone who was always afraid to take chances and risk and stuck in bondage to the opinions of others, or someone that was always fearless, courageous and bold. This last quote opened my eyes to the true definition of what courage means:
"Courage is being the only one who knows that you are afraid"
To me this quote says that feeling fear is a natural part of life, however choosing to step out and take risks and doing things that are deemed unpopular means that your courageous enough to do it afraid!
So I challenge you today, what is it that has been holding you back from achieving your dreams and goals? Take the necessary action and step out and do the things that you want to do and don't worry about what other people may think or say. Don't forget to use balance and plain old common sense now : )
As always it has been a pleasure!
Now that you have been enlightened...go and enlighten someone else!
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