There’s a saying that goes,
“Faith is seeing light with your heart,
when all your eyes see is darkness.”
When chasing your goals, facing problems, hiccups, disappointments,
and other ‘turbulence’ is unavoidable.
Most people quit and run the other way once things seem to not be working out. They lose hope and throw in the towel. They do not believe success is within their reach and they assume that it’s not possible.
Why?
Because they’ve lost faith...
A loss of faith in one’s self is the number one reason most people quit on themselves. The promise isn’t clear to them so they’re not willing to pay the price. However, the people who are focused and cannot see anything but themselves reaching their goal will often weather the storms and obstacles to get to where they want to go and they almost always reach their goals.
Faith is of paramount importance. It means taking the first step
even when you don't see the whole staircase.
The 4 tips listed below will help you shore up your faith when doubts come knocking on your door:
Visualize your success
Some people call it the Law of Attraction... Others call it ‘The Secret’. Whatever you want to call it, what really matters is that you do it.
Close your eyes and see yourself reaching your goals and attaining your heartfelt desires. Believe that you’ll get them and live with an attitude that your success is just around the corner. This will keep you feeling upbeat and the constant repetition will give you focus and make you remember why you’re doing what you do.
Prayer is powerful
There is immeasurable power in prayer. You will be placing your faith and hope in a higher power and this will lift some of the burdens weighing on you. It doesn’t matter what religion you follow. It’s the action of having hope and faith that your desires will come to you in due time and expect that they will.
Read autobiographies of successful people
It’s an excellent pastime to read autobiographies of successful people. You’ll be able to see how much failure they encountered and how they kept going. You’ll be able to identify with them and realize that the path to success is not a smooth one. If they could achieve success, so can you. This will bolster your faith in yourself and your faith will be bigger than your fears of failure.
Motivate yourself regularly
The famous motivational speaker, Zig Ziglar once said, "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily."
He’s right. It’s easy to lose motivation and faith over time. Once the initial excitement of starting on a new goal starts to get dull, most people quit.
By constantly motivating yourself, you’ll keep going. Read books or listen to motivational speakers. While some people will scoff and say that it’s all ‘feel good’ stuff… just know that it will assist you in reaching your goals, if you give it a chance.
Obtaining your dreams is not easy. If it was, everybody would do it, rather than be stuck in jobs they hate or relationships that are no longer fulfilling.
Have faith in yourself and know that if you stay the course, success is inevitable. To succeed, you must first believe that you can and then you ultimately will.
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Kim Halerwich-Clark is a Certified NLP Practitioner and Life Coach, as well as, the author of seven personal development books. Kim is an Instructor on Udemy where she teaches a variety of topics to students all around the globe.
She is the Founder of The Solution Wizard Company that is dedicated to assisting individuals in overcoming challenges that face society every day.
Dedicated to your overall well-being. |
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