I recently saw a post that said: “Start believing in yourself and you’re halfway there.” I thought to myself, wow, this is so true. Many times the difference between success and failure in your business is more about belief in yourself than it is about talent, intellect or even good looks. It seems like some people are just born with an incredible amount of self confidence while others struggle. Let’s level the playing field by revealing a simple, yet profound truth: Belief in yourself is actually a choice and a skill that can be developed. I know this because some of the most insecure people have chosen to overcome their self doubt and have grown confident. So whether belief in yourself is easy or you find yourself struggling, you can gain more belief and your business can a tremendous boost because of this one strategy. Yeah, that’s right, it’s a strategy.
Choose to develop a strong belief in yourself and gain these benefits:
- Self respect
- Self motivation
- Admiration of others
- Overwhelming joy
- Attractive to others
- Being seen as a capable leader
- Relentless at completing tasks
- Crushing your goals
- Changing lives
- More business success than you imagined possible
Increase belief in yourself using some of these strategies:
Deal with your self doubt and insecurities when they arise
I’m not suggesting that you put your business on the back burner while you seek therapy. On the other hand, don’t be quick to sweep your insecurities and limiting beliefs under the rug while building your business.Schedule time to take care of yourself in this area. This is I love building a lifestyle business. There is no separation between life and business. When these insecurities surface, address them one by one. Don’t let them linger hoping they will disappear. As you nail them one by one, you will grow stronger, more confident and determined to succeed. Both your life and business will gain momentum and continue to grow.
Believe in your ability to learn and grow
Believing in yourself means believing that you can still grow, learn, change and prosper. You may not be where you need to be today. But if you solidly believe that you can figure out problems, overcome obstacles and bounce back from setbacks. Every failure that you overcome brings you closer to success. You choose to believe that you can and you will figure out a way to make it happen.
Set clear goals for yourself
You have to shoot for something or you’ll hit nothing, every time. Your goals are personal and nobody’s business but your own. Write them down. Break them down into bite size pieces. Then go for it. As you start crushing your goals no matter how small, your confidence will begin to soar. You will start to see that your vision is really possible and this will reinforce your belief in YOU.
Celebrate your wins
Don’t wait until you are the top of your industry. Celebrate all of your accomplishments, big and small. Make a habit of counting your wins, not just keeping score of your losses. Once you develop the habit of noticing and celebrating your wins, you will increase your self worth and happiness.
There is actually neurological science to support the power of having a reward system.
According to an article in Inc. magazine, “Celebrating your wins not only feels great physically, but it reinforces the positive attitude and behavior you want to show up when you face a new challenge or opportunity.” They list 3 reasons why celebrating your wins are critical to your success:
- The Act of Celebrating Changes Your Physiology And Strengthens Your Psychology
- Celebrating with Colleagues and Business Partners Tightens Your Network
- Your Celebrations Position You Correctly as a Winner and Attracts More Success
I especially love #3.
So don’t skip the celebrations, they can actually keep you moving forward and most definitely will boost your business success.
Silence the Negative Self Talk
Have you ever noticed how you can be your own worst enemy? You talk yourself out of things that are good for you. You talk yourself into things that are absolutely not good for you. You don’t even get out of the gate with some projects because of the self-sabotaging talk you offer yourself. You are not alone. This is a very common problem that many times goes undetected.
It can be the most challenging because it is so deeply embedded into your subconscious mind you don’t even realize that you’re doing it. For example, you may have trained yourself to see what’s wrong when you glance at your reflection in the mirror. Instead of honing in a new pimple, why not just give yourself an audible compliment. “You are looking good and you’re doing a great job”! Just like negative self talk, this positive self talk actually works.
Here’s where affirmations come in. Don’t just claim what you see. Speak what you want to see in your life and your business. At first you will feel silly. You might even feel like liar because positive affirmations have yet to come true. I assure you though if you get in the mirror and start talking positively to yourself repeatedly your confidence and self belief will begin to rise.
Give yourself grace
If you do make a mistake or encounter a setback, learn to give yourself grace. Much of what we do in life and business is an experiment. We don’t really know what’s going to work for us until we actually try it. This thing we call life is a marathon not a sprint. In order to win, you have to learn how to pace yourself during the journey. Give yourself the grace you need to learn from the experiment and then get back on track. If you are too hard on yourself you can actually destroy your confidence and up quitting before you win.
Appreciate the abundance around you and in you
Focus on the abundance in you:
It’s so easy to focus on what you don’t have and what you haven’t accomplished. This type of thinking can actually destroy your self image. This is one of the main reasons to ditch the negative Nellies in your life. Most of us are already harder on ourselves than anyone else could ever possibly be. That’s why I’ve chosen purposefully to be an encourager instead of a prolific fault finder.
Focus on the abundance around you:
Stop and smell the roses. It you don’t, life will sort of pass you by. You will be robbed of the beauty and the abundance that is all around you. Do learn from the past and make plans for the future. However, don’t forget to consciously live in the present. Living in the moment allows you to be grateful for what you have right now and gives you the confidence you need to pursue your beautifully abundant future.
Watch out for pride
Falling into pride is a huge mistake that so many make as their self belief increases on their journey to success. This might sound like an oxymoron, but, it’s still true: Success can become toxic. You can go from barely getting by to iconic and become arrogant in the process. Unknowingly, you can shift from humility to arrogance. This toxic mindset can poison everyone on your team. Before you know it, you are headed for a fall from grace. Instead, try this: as you become more successful become more humble.
In the long run, pride can lead you down a pathway of destruction and actually rob you of your belief in yourself. Just sayin’
So, there you have it a few great ways to tap into your greatness and start believing in yourself that will ultimately boost your business success.
Maybe you never thought about the direct correlation between your self belief and your business success. I personally can’t think of anyone who has had massive success that doesn’t believe in themselves. Do you? It is that belief that gets you up in the morning and causes you to take the necessary action to achieve your dreams.
By addressing this issue and putting some growth strategies in place, you can strengthen your self belief and improve your overall performance.
You can do it. I know you can!
To your continued success,
X O
Elaine
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