Believing in yourself is
self-efficacy. Believing in yourself is confidence in your own ability, knowing
what you have to do to win or simply to get what you want in life.
Diane Sawyer once said: “Whatever you want in life, other people are going to
want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an
equal right to it.”
Believing in yourself is one of the first steps to success in
doing anything that
becomes the very substance of your confidence. To have confidence, you must set
goals, and achieving your goals helps you build more confidence.
But believing in yourself is not easy, especially if you are getting older. You look back and there are so many goals you have not accomplish. Looking back in the past may create negativity in the form of victimization. In other
words, you may find you are a victim of circumstances; this may also lead to
bitterness, despair, or even anger.
One of the reasons why
sometimes you don’t have self-efficacy is your obsession with your past. You could have been
haunted by your past failures that generated regrets, bitterness, and
disappointments that you have not been able to let go of. Attachment to the
past is always a stumbling block to moving ahead. In addition, you may also be comparing yourself with others. Remember, nobody is perfect. Others may also have their failures that you are unaware of. You see only their successes but not their failures. Surprisingly, seeing your own imperfections may be the pathway to future success.
The
Wisdom of Letting Go
The wisdom of letting go shows you how to use the ancient Tao wisdom from China to live in the present moment, and, more importantly, to let go of the past. With both human wisdom and spiritual wisdom from the Bible, you may start believing in yourself again. With self-efficacy, you can do anything at any stage of your life, and the sky is the limit.
Stephen Lau
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