We all need to to believe in ourselves.
As we are all stepping on new grounds I feel the need to share the need to believe in yourself while you are reaching for what it is you desire at this time. I think of the mentors I have had while growing my business and many of them while faced with doubts had to work on affirmations that worked for them. I too find I have to reach for affirmations during a growth period. Why? Because the voice of doubt come into my mind. “You can’t do this.” “The idea is too big how will ever achieve this Julie?” These are just a few of the thoughts that enter my mind when I try new things.
Last year while I was putting my vision board together (a technique I had learned about from the book the Secret) when my son John came in. He glanced over at the board and asked me what I was doing. I shared with him that I was placing things I wanted to bring into my life on the board. As I continued to place the pictures on the board John said in a loving way, “None of those things are going to come true if you don’t believe in yourself.” I was stunned and laughed as the words came out of his mouth because I knew he was right. I finished the board and asked myself if I believed in myself. At that time I heard, “No”, so I worked on ways I could believe in myself. I started by gently moving in the direction I wanted to go. If I came up upon something that wasn’t working not more how hard I worked on it, I would move another direction that was working. This was a big deal for me. I would normally go through a tantrum and get upset about something not unfolding for me the way I wanted it to. I admit I had times when I even questioned if the Angels where helping me at all knowing well and good this is what I wanted more than anything in the world. But by focusing on believing in my dream and in myself I was able to choose another direction that was working and found that the path the Angels where leading me to was better than where I was trying to go anyway.
I have wanted to write about this for some time now and then my sister sent me this story and I took that as a “sign” to send this out. Here is the wonderful story about my nephew Dylan. May we all learn that sometimes when taking on a new task it is important to talk to ourselves while we are growing. My sister wrote:
Dylan wanted to help me with laundry the other night, and I was resistant because I just want to get it done fast. But, I decide to let him help, I gave him his shirts to hang up, put some items in his drawers, then I said, “Okay, take SP’s shirts and hang them in his closet, but it is a big pile, so just take a few at a time.” He takes about 6 which is a pretty big load for Dylan. As he goes walking by me, I hear him say,” I believe in myself, I believe in myself” It was the cutest thing ever!
Let us all learn from Dylan today and when get nervous that we can’t accomplish something let’s say, “I believe in myself, I believe in myself.
Blessings to you all!
Julie McNulty