Believe In Your Gifts and Dreams

One of the best ways to believe in yourself is to open up a book and read about the life of someone you look up to. Life brings about challenges, difficulties can surface with ease and there will be times when people don’t support you in your dreams, business, or your purpose.

Don’t let these things derail you.

Looking back at history we see that some of the greatest books ever written contain the stories of people who, despite what the world thought of them, pressed forward and shared their gifts. This led many of them to be held as “Greats” in the minds of the masses.

I think back to the story of Malala Yousafzai who was shot in Pakistan a few years back while attending school only to survive and become the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Martin Luther King Jr. who had his life and the lives of his family threatened for standing up for human rights. Viktor Frankl was in a Nazi concentration camp only to live through it and inspire the world. Or Frederick Douglass who was born into slavery, but pushed through the discrimination to become a prominent leader in the equal rights for all people movement.

Still, there are others like Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Malcolm X, Oprah Winfrey, and Gandhi, who all pushed through difficulties and persecution from others to go on and inspire millions of people.

These and many others show what is possible when we don’t allow the outer world to steal our gifts or peace out from within, but instead we believe in ourselves and show up in our daily life on a mission to fulfill our highest and best.

If these people and other great minds would have allowed the doubters and haters to occupy their consciousness, we would not have any lights, airplanes, cars, internet, cell phones or peace movements.

The Importance of Picking Yourself

There is a power uncovered within the minds, hearts, and spirits of those who will believe in themselves. There is a flow of energy that fills the body of those people willing to pick themselves and become that which they believe they are here to be.

We can learn from these people who’ve overcome adversity and soared into greatness. If you and I are willing to believe in ourselves, we’ll find more power and strength than we may have once thought possible.

This is no easy feat, to trust in yourself more than the voices of the world. This will require you to push forward despite the naysayers. To push beyond the confined boxes of limitation placed on you by others and move into your highest and best. It is essential to use your energy in a way that helps you build your dreams instead of destroy them.

Most importantly, it requires you to do what is necessary today instead of tucking your dreams and gifts in an imaginary box labeled “someday.”

3 Keys To Believe In Your Gifts and Dreams

#1 – Release the Opinions of Others – You need not allow the negative opinions of others to derail you. But, you must not allow the positive words from others to inflate your ego. Instead, I encourage you to learn to listen to the confident voice within, the voice that humbles you and supports you on your path to greatness. If you listen to the negative views of others for long enough, you’ll soon believe them.

#2 – Alone Time – If you are constantly around other people, soaking up their beliefs about the world, you have no time to explore the hidden beliefs resting within your soul. Spending quality time alone, away from the TV and phone. This will help you  create a grander vision for your life. Take time to meditate and inquire deeply on what you believe your purpose in life is.

#3 – Don’t Compare Your Blooper Reel vs. Someone’s Super Reel – Be your own champion, not someone else’s super fan. While you can appreciate the deeds and achievements of others, don’t forget that the same energy one has used to create greatness in their life rests within you this day. If you are going to highlight another person’s successes, make sure you highlight yours. As little as these successes may be.

Opportunity of Now

Believe in your gifts and dreams. Use your time and energy to fulfill these dreams.

Each day remind yourself that you have seeds of greatness within you that you can bring forth into the world.

Believe in yourself. Pick you.

 

Peace

Happiness

Compassion

Respect

 

Jeffon Seely

 

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