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Many would argue that belief leads to action.
If you believe in yourself then you are more willing to work hard at something because you believe your hard work will pay off in the end.
I had a great day yesterday working with some professional coaches and athletes from different sports and covered the topic of the athletes who believe in themselves. We discussed how those that believe they are going to succeed are more willing to put the work in, the work required to make sure they succeed.
Then there are those that lack the belief in themselves. Somewhere deep inside them for one reason or another, they lack self belief. This is common not just in sports but in all walks of life.
However our inner beliefs mean nothing unless they lead to the right actions.
After all, it is our actions that lead to our RESULTS.
You cannot measure a person’s progress by the amount of self belief they have because how do you measure self belief?
BUT you can measure the actions, the number of hours, the amount of practise and the results you are getting.
Now of course I am not saying self belief isn’t important. It is massively important in all walks of life but there are two ways of building it.
One is from the inside-out.
The other is from the outside-in.
The best way of building self belief from the inside is repetetive positive self-talk. The subconscious mind does not know the difference between something right or wrong. It just knows what it constantly hears. This is why positive self-talk plays a huge role in self belief. You can convince yourself something is true if you tell it yourself over and over again.
Does a certain “I am the greatest” statement ring any bells?
On the other hand, it is no use having self belief if you are not willing to put the work in and take the required actions to succeed.
And I believe too many people wait to feel sure about themselves before they take the action.
The drawback with this is that taking the action and puting in the work actually builds your self belief.
The question you need to ask yourself is this:
If I believed in myself 100% what action would I take?
Then take those actions.
You don’t need to believe in yourself to take action. You can just take the action regardless of how you feel.
The great thing about this is that you will see results and when you start to see results and improvements, your self belief will grow.
So don’t wait for one or the other.
Start building both.
Use the power of positive self-talk to build your belief up from the inside BUT make sure you also take the actions of somebody who believes in themselves 100%.
This is the inside-out approach.
Inspiring you to be the best you can be,
Martin Robert Hall
Motivational Speaker, Author and Performance Coach based in the UK.
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