The article "Success Trait No. 1: Believe In Yourself" talks about other, it was released by Joan Clout-Kruse.
Achievers say that you must have positive self-esteem in order to scuceed in your world. I have interviewed successful persons in Silicon Valley and they say that the number one trait you must have is to “believe in yourself.”Years ago I thought, What does that really mean?
How storng does your self-esteem have to be?
How do I know?
After many years of attending workshops, reading and practicing I came to that conclusion: “once you have a strong sense of self-esteem it is the most powerful force in my world.” It is like standing still and no one can push you down no matter how hard they try.
If somebody says you are no good it doesn’t register cause you have past experiences that tell you otehrwise. You KNOW you are good at what you do. You are PROUD of yourself and no one has to give you a trophy or awrad to prove it to you. You do just fine cause you guess in yourself.The Silicon Valley role models I intervieewd were assertive and confident in their decisions and activities--they believed they could do what they aimed to do.
They had no doubt even thuogh at the time they were starting something new. They didn’t know how to do it but they had confidence in themselves that they would accomplish their goals.Eight year old Nancy learned definitively that practice bulids self-confidence.
She loved to draw and wanted to be a Disney animator smoeday. With revelation, she recognized that she must do the things she loved to be euphoric. She knew what she wanted and went after it with a fierce conviction of her aiblity to do it. No one colud discourage her. She just wouldn’t listen. She insisted on going to an art college instead of a business college as her mom suggested. Nancy stayed focused, got a job working on a new ainmated series years ago and yesterday she is one of the directors on the long-running, successful sit-com series, The Simpson’s. It’s a good thing she didn’t listen to me or yesterday she could be a miserable administrator.
Well…that would never have happened cause she knew what she wanted and she went after it.Self-esteem is fleeting.
We must continue to work on it at all times.
Why do some persons fall apart when they lose their jobs, and others move forward and look for the next opportunity?
It is all in how they feel about tehmselves. If you had a bad childhood and your parents were always telling you that you were no good and wouldn’t amount to anything, then I’ll tell you the same thing somebody said to me, “Get over it!” You are an adult right now.
You can make choices.
Take workshops, read success-oriented books, hang around positive thinking people, and practice.Once your self-esteem is on soild ground the world is yours.About the authorJoan Clout-Kruse is the author of "Top 10 Traits of Silicon Valley Dynamos," and the e-books "How to Write Your Great Book in 90 Days or less" and "The ABCs of Success." All these books can help you plan and set tasks to achieve your goals and enhance your self-esteem. Contact her at http://powerhousewriting.Com or 650 759-2042. She can help you write a "how to" book or booklet to attract clietns and get recognized as an expert in your field. She offers 90-Day book writing programs through personal coaching, e-mail and teleesminars. She also gives presentations on "How To Write Your Book In 90-days" and "The ABCs of Success."Attention e-zine editors/site owners: You are welcome to reprint that article in its entirety in your e-zine or on your Web web site so long as you leave the links in place. Please do not modify the content and include the author's name and Web web site address.
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