You know people are amazingly talented, bright and have many great qualities – yet they can’t get out of their own way?
They start a project – or a business – and then, for some reason, tragedy strikes every time.
After a while you start to seriously contemplate taking them to a witch doctor for a major blessing!
Know anyone like this intimately?
This is definitely true of talented and accomplished people who have low self esteem.
Yes, I said talented AND accomplished people.
When you think of low self esteem, you think of people who are victims of circumstance… abused spouses, disabled people, the poor or people in bad situations…
But the truth is, a lot of the people we think are so accomplished are suffering from low self esteem.
Think about Elvis… Elizabeth Taylor… John Belushi. Loved by the world, they were all immensely talented.
Some of us dreamed of being like them. But on the inside, where it counts most, they felt undeserving of what they truly desired.
They didn’t think they were good enough.
I can’t stress this strongly enough:
All the talent in the world will not bring you success.
Your ability to look in the mirror and say “I like me” will be the foundation and magnet for your success – even when the talent falters.
Example:
Picture your dream car. Let’s take a Ferrari or Rolls Royce with all the amenities: leather package, Bose stereo system, and alloy wheels… the best of everything.
Then take a rusted, corroded engine from a junk heap and put it under the hood.
Do you expect the car to run like the dream it appears to be?
No.
But how many times have you been trying to blaze the road to success in a hyped-up jalopy?
You would never build a mansion on a foundation of Popsicle sticks, would you?
In the same way, you shouldn’t build your goals and dreams on a foundation of self esteem that is too weak to support and sustain it for a long time.
Build your dream castle in the sky, but be sure you start with a strong foundation of self esteem!
Action Step: List at least 10 reasons why you are capable and worthy of receiving what
you desire.
Turn them into declarations and shout them out loud in front of a mirror every morning and evening.
Tell the universe and yourself that you are building a strong foundation for success to reside on in your life.
