Bridging The Gap

Hello and welcome to our beginner's guide to raising your self-esteem through the power of belief.

"Believing is achieving..."

How many times have you heard that phrase before? While most people understand this phrase conceptually, putting it into practice is a another story. You and I both know it. There are many things in our lives that we know should work, yet they don't. They don't have a chance in hell.

Belief is the fuel that propels successful action. This is the situation. While we may tell ourselves that believing in oneself is possible for others but not for us, we must nonetheless face this fact.

Any successful individual, from multimillionaires to billionaires, CEOs, and political powerhouses, should be able to demonstrate how their ideas drive their actions. Let me say it again: believe is the key to effective action.

The world's most successful people have incredible believe powers. They could follow in the footsteps of Oprah Winfrey, who rose from obscurity to become the first female billionaire in the United States. When she started her career, she didn't have any family ties, she didn't go to the correct schools, and there was no army of people looking to promote her. She became a billionaire via pure force of will and unwavering belief.

Despite all the odds stacked against her — she was black, female, a rape victim, a sufferer of emotional abuse, and a survivor of multiple rejections – she succeeded. Epictetus, a stoic philosopher, remarked, "The man is not made by his circumstances. They simply make him aware of himself."

You have a strong power core deep inside you when you believe. It makes no difference what's going on around you. It makes no difference how many people look at you, laugh at you, and label you as insane. It doesn't matter how many people are out to stop you from doing what you want. It makes no difference how you feel. It doesn't make a difference how much access you have to resources. What important is that you have a hidden reservoir of power that you may tap into at any time.

This is the most important secret of all successful people. They have the ability to access the incredible powers of believing. They have such faith in themselves, their cause, and their goals that their faith manifests itself in action. Even better, they don't become discouraged when they face the same challenges and disappointments as everyone else... because they believe in what they're doing and what they're trying to achieve.

Their faith is so powerful that it infects everyone around them with an infectious confidence that they can't seem to shake. Have you ever observed that successful people tend to rise to the highest heights of power and money because they have the ability to inspire others? That's how unstoppable their belief in themselves is. It isn't solely for them. They do not only hide it or keep it to themselves. Rather, it expands well beyond their original sphere of impact.

Successful leaders, such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and others, are able to do great things in life because they encourage others to believe in themselves... and to be energized by the confidence that belief provides. What's the good news? You can do it, too, if they can.