Start to Believe in Your Abilities and Watch Yourself Grow

Your self-confidence and belief in yourself is the most powerful and important part of sustaining success.  If you want to achieve success, then your belief in yourself is much more important than your talent and intelligence. Self-confident people are healthier, happier,  enjoy relationships more, remain motivated, and are more resilient people. There is growth in self-belief.

There are many factors that impact your self -confidence – your successes and failures, your parents, your beliefs, your upbringing and environment, how you are treated by society and other citizens, and your life experiences.

The beliefs that you hold about your powers influence how you achieve and how you behave. A lack of confidence isn’t necessarily linked to a lack of ability, skill or talent. Instead, it’s all about our perception.

What does it mean to be confident in one’s self? It’s essentially being confident in your qualities, capabilities, and judgment. It’s your level of confidence in yourself and your ability to do. This affects every area of your life, from how you think and feel to how you act. That’s why self-confidence and belief in your abilities are so vitally important.

All of us have experienced failures and made mistakes. We all know the bitter taste of disappointment. Some of us may have had more than what seems a fair share of it, being dealt more hardships than one person should have to deal with in a lifetime. All of those experiences impact your self-confidence and can affect how you view yourself and your abilities.

Fortunately, with a bit of time and effort, it’s possible to improve your self-belief. It’s vitally important to remember that your future doesn’t need to be dictated by your past. The only thing that really matters at this point is how you act now.

Let’s take a look at how you can boost your self-belief in your abilities and watch yourself grow.

Past Accomplishments

No one is harder on you than you are. It’s so very easy to hold on to failures and mistakes, rather than remembering successes. Sure, you have fallen short on some occasions,  but you have also had to overcome challenging situations. You have accomplished amazing things that you have every right to be proud of.

So instead of focusing on your shortcomings, reflect on what you’ve achieved. Write out a list of your achievements and accomplishments, both large and small. You might just be surprised when you realize how much you’d done with your life so far.

Question Negative Beliefs

Your beliefs dictate your level of belief in yourself. A lot of people who lack belief in themselves do so because they cannot let go of the limiting beliefs that they have convinced themselves are true.

For example, you might have convinced yourself that everyone at work hates you, whereas in reality people appreciate your efforts and enjoy your company. Write out the beliefs you had that have limited you, and consider the fact that you got it wrong.

Baby Steps

Sometimes we look so far into the future that we make it impossible to take the first step. Having big dreams and long-term goals is great, it’s really important. However, it’s just as important to break those down into more manageable goals so that we aren’t petrified about taking that first, baby step.

Overcoming Fear

A side effect of a lack of belief is that we worry about our worthiness. We are afraid of the consequences of failure. You should actually be more afraid of not trying. Yet, the fear that paralyzes us, is failure.

So, think back to a time you overcame something you were frightened of and did it anyway. Perhaps you dislike water but you jumped in headfirst and swam anyway. You are terrified of public speaking, but you still managed to deliver a speech.

These may seem trivial, but they are excellent examples of beating fears. You did it once, and you can do it again.