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How to Stop Doubting Yourself and Believe You Can Win
If you don’t trust you can achieve your goal, you won’t.
Believe in yourself is such a cliché phrase; it’s no wonder why people don’t think twice about its importance. Despite its heavy use on journal covers and Instagram posts, you do have to believe in yourself (and what you’re working toward).
Throughout your journey, you’re going to feel a lot of insecurity and doubt. You’ll wonder if you’re good enough, if you started too late, or if you’ll ever succeed.
You can tap into different types of motivation to pull you forward, but your most significant asset is trust — trust that you’ll solve your problems and win. Trust you’ve got this.
The strongest factor for success is self-esteem: Believing you can do it, believe you deserve it, and believing you’ll get it. — Unknown
Sometimes, the fears will be too intimidating, too scary, too loud. It’s during these moments when you have to tap into the belief that helped you start.
If you don’t trust you can achieve your goal, you won’t. Those frightening fears will only grow stronger and more terrifying. They’ll wash out any light inside of you like an eclipse. Eventually, you’ll quit.
