Kick self-doubt to the kerb
5 Ways To Boost Belief In Yourself
Living our human experience, we are firstborn without the capacity for anything more sophisticated than the basics — eat, poop, sleep and scream for attention.
Sometimes we forget this — we didn’t learn to walk and talk straight away. All these new skills take time to explore, attempt, fail, and develop. We don’t master perfection of these small actions, we practice and fall over and pick ourselves up — over and over again.
Developing our beliefs (defined as “an acceptance that something exists or is true”) about ourselves is just like walking. Our self-belief is an evolution of thought, reflection and acceptance of who we are. This changes and evolves throughout our entire life.
Yet as we age and mature we are exposed to experiences that challenge us. Some of these challenges even trigger us, and we have to work hard to acknowledge the trigger and heal.
Sometimes just pausing and mindfully breathing is enough to bring you back into the present moment. This takes practice.
Fundamentally though, we need to believe that our abilities can be developed to overcome the hurdle we face. Without that positive self-belief, we have no hope. Without hope, what’s the actual point?
