BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

You begin to believe in yourself when you take the time to applaud yourself.  Look back on your life and applaud your achievements.


Too often, we look at the lists we have created, the mound of work on one side of the desk that somehow is supposed to get to the other side of the desk and think, "will we ever get it all done?"


When we see our kids, we think, "Are they going to grow up OK?"  We wonder if we will ever go on that trip, ever learn that skill or do whatever it is that we seem to question ourselves about.


That's the problem.  We focus on all that hasn't gotten done, the dreams that we never really accomplished, and rarely - if ever - focus on the successes we have actually achieved.  It is hard to believe in yourself if you only look at what you haven't achieved.  Start a new tradition and habit - look at what you have achieved, what you have accomplished.  More importantly, applaud yourself for what you did complete, the challenges you did overcome, and then really acknowledge all the steps that it took you to get there.


Sometimes we rush and move to the next project and we don't stop and acknowledge the steps that it took you to complete your task or accomplishment.  It's ok to pause and appreciate.  You did it!


Believe in yourself and build confidence.  Look at these action tips and begin to implement them in either your personal life, career, or ideally both.
* Write down what you've accomplished.
*  How did you accomplish your goal (s).
*  Give yourself applause.  You did it, no one else could do it the way you did.
*  Say "I believe in my abilities to reach my goals."
*  Hear yourself and accept your applause.
*  You don't need anyone to tell you how great you are.  You just told yourself how great you are!