Believe in yourself. You’ve already done it.

It’s amazing how much we can and can’t do based on what we believe we can do.  I’ve seen it in adults as well as children.  Even just today I saw it in myself.

As some know, I really enjoy rock climbing.  I usually do it indoors at a great local climbing gym.  There are times where I’m almost to the top of a climbing route, after having done several other routes, and my arms and stamina just don’t feel like they can go on any longer.  I’m tempted to ask the belayer (person holding the other end of the rope to keep me safe) to let me down.  However, I’ve come to learn that if I pause for a moment, take a deep breath or two, shake out the tired arms, and then just really decide that I can do it, and immediately go for it…  That’s when I get to the top and seems so quick and short.

Now, I know that probably most of you reading this don’t go rock climbing, even indoors.  That’s o.k.  The principle can be applied to anything.  Anytime we are getting close to a ‘goal’ and feel that we can’t make it, is usually when we are so close to actually achieving that goal or getting over the ‘hump’ where it will start flowing easier and more enjoyably.

Remember to take a deep breath (relax and gather your focus as necessary) and then decide, or remember, that Yes,  you can do this thing!  Then take that inspired action and go for it!  Don’t think about it too much, just do it.

If you like,  print out the wise words below and tape them up where you can see them easily each day.

“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I shall have the belief that I can do it. I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it, even if I may not have it at the beginning.”

Mahatma Gandhi
1869-1948, Indian Nationalist Leader

Whether we’ve achieved something or not, we have believed in that part of us, good or not so good.  Believe the good and have a great week!



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