A Thought For The Day28 Aug 2024 10:11
These days, fear has become big business rather than a helpful, valuable resource. We live in a climate fueled by fear. The media manipulates fear to earn higher ratings with headlines such as "Will Ebola Hit Your Neighborhood?" while merchandisers tap our fear to sell products. Politicians stir up fear to accumulate votes, religious leaders employ fear to keep flocks in line, and parents wield fear to keep kids from misbehaving. Fear is woven into the fabric of our lives, perhaps affecting modern adults even more than it did our caveman ancestors.
An article in the New York Observer claimed that:
“Fear is the new normal.”
Fear influences the choices we make. Yet making decisions motivated by fear is flawed, if not dangerous; it will never lead to a good outcome.
Fear sees only the downside. While nearly every choice has an UPSIDE and a downside, someone in a fearful state only identifies the worst that could happen. fear sees only failure and pain…
Now……
Berating your own investment is like enlisting in the ranks of your enemies and bearing arms against yourself. You make your failure certain by being the first person to be convinced of it.
This is a simple truth, even if it’s a little painful to hear. Doubt in general, and self doubt in particular, is a killer. It will tear down your resolve, it will weaken your will, it will cloud your vision, it will wear down your spirit, and it will lead to failure.
In reality, doubt is the surest, as well as the shortest, path to failure. Doubt will breed fear. Fear will lead to inaction (or half-actions). Inaction will result in failure. Doubt is a pre-admission of defeat. That is the heart of this quote, a warning against falling prey to a defeatist mind set, a warning against doubt.
Why is believing in yourself important?
I’m going to answer a question with a question.
If you don’t believe in yourself, who will believe in you?
Yes, you will have some cheerleaders who see something in you that you don’t yet see in yourself, but they are rare. If you find one, hold on tight, they are valuable friends to have around!
Believing in yourself, in your abilities, in what you can accomplish, in what you are willing to risk to get something done, that’s a very important part of life. It helps you define who you are, what you can do, and what you are willing to do.
Belief in yourself is the first step in any achievement. No matter how small the step may be, you have to believe you can get there before it can happen. Even if there is some conflict in your mind over whether it can be done or not, there has to be some level of belief.
Even if you think it could only happen with a great deal of luck, you still believe it can happen. That is the start, the seed, of GREATNESS . It is where possibility begins and you take your first steps towards your destiny. Without belief in yourself, little will happen.
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