How To Believe In Yourself

As said by a great person, ‘when you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt’, you certainly do not want your life to be controlled by overwhelming self-doubt and crushing fear of defeat. There are some people who have got oozing confidence in themselves and they approach every task in their lives with contagious enthusiasm and rock solid faith in themselves. These people are generally positive people who do not lose faith and hope very easily in the wake of every little challenge. Their zeal for life and its various challenges is infectious. But, then there are some of us who deny that faith in ourselves. The people who do not believe in themselves and let themselves slip away into the abyss of self-doubt are constantly burning in the agony of it. Their life becomes difficult at every step because every time they face a demanding situation, they become certain that they will not be able to cope up with it. This sort of pulling oneself down seriously affects the quality of life. The whole point of living this life and struggling with its innumerable questions is to gain more and more confidence in oneself and be reminded from time to time that there is absolutely nothing that one cannot achieve. If an individual is a self doubter, then it does not only affect his self image but also affects his relationship with everyone in his life. Since this person cannot have faith in himself, he will inevitably not have faith in other people around him. He will always doubt people’s intentions and the magnanimity of his own powers. It is a vicious circle in which the self doubter feels trapped because he does not want to apprehend his own abilities and powers but cannot help but doubt it. His comfortability lies in doubting and self assurance and confidence becomes an unknown territory for him. A self doubter cannot be a good parent because he will not be able to impart confidence into his young ones, he cannot be a good partner because he will not be able to instill positivity and faith into the relationship, he cannot be a good friend because he would constantly be questioning the trust factor in his friendship and he cannot even be a good guide because he will not be able to show to his students how can they learn to be self reliant and confident. It is suffice to say that not having enough faith in oneself does not only lead to under achievement in practical matters but it also poisons our emotional life. Here in this article, we have given some simple tips to follow to learn how to believe in yourself.

Believing In Yourself

Recognize Your Doubts

Every time a doubt arises in your mind, do not let it pass by so easy. Ask yourself why the doubt arose, try to recognize the doubt and trace it back to its true roots. If you will dissect your doubt then you can defeat it in your head and not let it take over your practical sense. You will find out that most of these doubts will arise as a defense mechanism to any new change. Because of your lifelong habit of doubting your capabilities, your mind has become stubborn and does not want to accept any new change. The irrationality of your doubts will help you eradicate it and slowly you will learn to ignore your doubts. Sometimes a particularly defeating life situation or how you have been brought up makes you a doubter; if you will learn to recognize your doubts, you will also learn to associate with the main reason why you became a doubter in the first place and hence, will slowly resolve the issue bit by bit.

Remove Negativity From Around You

Do not listen to toxic people or people who do not show enough trust in your abilities. These negative people themselves think that everything is impossible; hence if you will stay around them then you will be pushed down into the state of hopelessness. On the contrary, surround yourself with positive people and learn from their hopeful attitude towards life. You can borrow some of the positive enthusiasm for life from these people and inculcate positivity in you. Such people will always be ready to clear your doubts and buck you up, therefore you can even discuss your doubts with them so that they can help you break these complex doubts into simple ideas and help you recognize its irrationality.

Remind Yourself of Your Successes

Do not take your winnings lightly; do not think that it was a matter of chance. Always give yourself the due credit for success. To achieve success in anything is not an easy task and if you have done that then you deserve appreciation for it. Make a list of all the things that you have achieved and take pride in it. Tell yourself that it was difficult but not impossible and you proved your potential in it. Every time you feel like your potential is not up to the task then refer to the list and be reminded that you can achieve anything. This will reassure you that you are capable of success and glory.

Love Yourself

Spend more time with yourself and do not over criticise your performance. Do not justify anything unnecessarily but give yourself the due credit for everything good you have done. Accept yourself as who you are, with all your flaws and positives. Be your own critic and your won best friend; talking to yourself will give you ample amount of clarity and confidence. Stop the mental condemnation and find ways to love yourself. Self doubting leads to self depreciation which leads to a destructive mindset.

Give Yourself Chances

You need to be patient with yourself and give yourself more chances. You will fail because it is the law of nature, sometimes we fail and sometimes we win but give yourself more space. If you fail in your endeavors then tell yourself that tomorrow is another day and you will again give your hundred percent. In life it does not matter if you win or lose, what matters is the satisfaction which we get from the honesty of knowing that we tried our best. When you will start giving yourself chances and forgiving yourself for failing then your doubts will start taking a backseat and you will start to learn to believe in yourself.

While the above tips will help you develop self-belief, these awesome words on positivity will also go a long way to help you be more confident.