3 Ways To Believe In Yourself

1. Change Your Perspective
At the core of self-belief is realizing that you – and only you – are the driver of your own success. This is where personal power is built: in claiming agency to overcome challenges in your life. Believing in yourself isn’t about uninterrupted success. It’s about being able to move on from failure quickly. To do that, you must change your perspective on failure. See failures as opportunities, not obstacles. Learn from them, get up and achieve your goals.

2. Conquer Your Limiting Beliefs
Asking how to believe in yourself opens the door for a deeper question: What are the beliefs that are causing these emotions in the first place? Negative emotions like self-doubt or anxiety are deeply connected to the opinions we have of ourselves based on our life experiences. They’re your brain telling you that it’s time to examine these limiting beliefs and replace them with empowering ones. But that can be easier said than done. One way to get started is to focus on your self-talk – the words you choose when you speak to yourself. According to the Mayo Clinic, positive self-talk can help your coping skills, improve psychological well-being and even increase your lifespan. So the next time you catch a negative inner monologue, change your self-talk by replacing those comments with positive thoughts.

3. Practice Self-love
Self-love is the basis of self-belief. If you don’t love yourself, how can you ever learn to have faith in yourself? And if you don’t know yourself, how can you ever fall in love with yourself? To master the art of self-confidence, first master the arts of self-awareness and self-love. Determine your values, and be proud of them. Embrace your strengths and weaknesses equally. That doesn’t mean you can’t work on those weaknesses. It’s about appreciating who you are and what makes you different from everyone else on the planet. When you start questioning your self-belief, remember to love yourself first.