Self belief

“You will never be the best unless you tell yourself you can be.”

I have never viewed myself as the best.

I never have once thought I was superior to anyone at anything. It may seem like it’s a humble attitude to have but I almost view it as a downfall.

ARE THE BEST THE BEST BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THEY COULD BE?

I think anyone that has achieved anything amazing has done it because they simply believed that it could happen.

You tell yourself you want to be the best but it is not truly possible until you believe you can be.

I used to think that it was bad to think you could be the best. I thought it was being arrogant or cocky if you thought that you were the best. But now I am starting to realize that thinking that you have the ability to be at the top is the only way you will ever get there.

Reflecting on my own life, I have realized that the reason I have underachieved my own standards at this point is because I don’t believe I can be the best.

I believe I can be good at something but I have never truly thought of myself as the best.

Some people just have star power. They have that overpowering personality and grand confidence that make them a star. I don’t have that, and that’s fine. It doesn’t come natural to me, but I should still believe in myself.

YOUR LIMITING SELF BELIEFS WILL BE THE REASON YOU DON’T END UP WHERE YOU WANT TO.

You can say it out loud and tell yourself it as many times as you want, but until you truly believe it, it won’t happen.

I wonder often if the people who are the most successful are successful because they have finally accepted who they are and just ran with it.

I wonder if it is possible for people to ever fully be content with who they are.

I wonder if the best still have doubts.

I wonder if self-acceptance is a trait you just have or is it a trait that can be learned.

To me it seems like it is so easy for some people, but I struggle so much. I think everyone struggles with it, some are just better at masking those struggles than others. But maybe I’m wrong.

Nobody likes to talk about their struggles to accept themself. Everyone just likes to appear like they have it all together. I talk about it because I know you all go through it. Everyone has these doubts, I am just not afraid to talk about them.

It’s funny because when you talk about your self doubts people are quick to try to build you up. They like to make you feel better about yourself. That is the last thing I want. I don’t want sympathy. I am simply stating these doubts because I know everyone feels them and I want them to be able to relate.

I have a great life. I am proud of who I am. I am extremely happy.

But I am human. I have doubts.

I need to believe in myself.

I need to accept myself.

I need to be myself.

As do you.

Acceptance is the key to success.

At least that’s what I think right now.

As I’ve said before, I don’t know a damn thing.

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