Have you ever had a battle with self-belief? Wondering if you can accomplish what you want to achieve? When it comes to achieving your goals, self-belief is essential. When it comes to success in life or business, you must take risks. It all starts with trusting your instincts and taking the proper steps to move forward.

It took some work to fully understand my purpose and believe in myself. Improving ourselves will be a forever journey, and I actually love being on this wild ride. But where do you begin if you don’t have a lot of confidence in yourself? Don’t worry—I’ve got your back! Here are 6 ways to develop self-belief and set yourself up for success.

6 Ways to Develop Self-Belief and Improve Your Confidence

1. Challenge Negative Thinking – We have had moments where negative thoughts can get the best of us. We are all human, and it’s bound to happen. You become more powerful and confident when you learn how to navigate these thoughts. It will also help your self-esteem. When a negative thought pops into your head, “I can’t do this,” immediately replace it with a positive one, “I am capable of doing this!”. Practicing this technique will help you out tremendously. Everything changes when we speak to ourselves with respect and confidence.
2. Celebrate Small Wins – I can’t stress this step enough! Learning how to celebrate your small success will take you so far. It may not be the BIG goal you want to accomplish just yet, but when you acknowledge the small wins, you will be at your dream goal in no time.
3. Surround Yourself With Positive People – It can be hard to stay sometimes motivated, so you should surround yourself with the right people. When selecting your circle make sure they are people who are going to elevate you and motivate you. If someone is speaking negativity in your ear, it can impact your confidence and success. Choose friends who will lift you rather than bring you down and who will support and encourage you on your journey toward success.
4. Take Care Of Yourself – One thing that will help you with your confidence and belief in yourself would be self-care. It can be challenging to focus on ourselves when we have a million things going on, but self-care is essential. Don’t overcomplicate it. You can make this step extremely easy. Making sure you get the proper rest, exercise regularly, eat healthy meals, and take care of your mental health would be a great start. I love a good spa day with friends or even a day hike to be nature, do what is best for you and your body.
5. Learn From Mistakes – Making mistakes is a part of the process. Again, we are human. We will make mistakes. I love it when I make mistakes because I process and learn the lesson from them. When you make a mistake, that has significant consequences. I promise you will learn from it so you won’t do it again. For example, if you forgot to confirm an event with a deadline and now enrollment is closed. The next time the event opens, you will probably be one of the first to buy your ticket, so you do miss out again. Learning is growing. It will only make you a better human.
6. Visualize Your Success – There is so much power in visualization. When you can rest and relax in your thoughts and dream of the person you want to be you can create magic. Visualization can also work as a guide to give you the steps you need to take to get where you want to go and create the life you want. Spend some time each day visualizing what success looks like for YOU—not anyone else—and soon enough these visions will become a reality!

When you believe in yourself, you are on the right track to success and achieving the things you’ve always imagined. Building up self-belief doesn’t happen overnight but with consistent effort over time belief systems start forming within allowing unlock potential you never imagined!! So go ahead & believe in yourselves… You CAN achieve whatever dream’s that have been placed, hearts & minds!!! Good luck!!! 🙂

XO DeAndra Jalisa