Believe in YOURself
Believing in yourself is an essential tool when it comes to being involved in and growing a business. It allows you to stay focused on your goals, overcome obstacles, and stay motivated even during challenging times.
This week we had some added belief with thanks to Jane Martin and Tim Aker ~ Federation of Small Businesses who had encouraged us to enter the FSB Awards - we were hugely honoured to become shortlisted for
Self Employed/Freelancer of the Year!!!
In this blog, we will discuss the importance of self-belief in becoming a successful business person and some practical ways to develop and maintain this mindset.
Let’s start with how having self-belief can help you personally and how each of these attributes fits into growing your business.
Self Confidence ~ Confidence allows individuals to take risks, make decisions, and handle uncertainty. Believing in yourself increases confidence and helps you approach challenges with a positive attitude, leading to bolder decisions that can help your business grow and succeed.
Resilience ~ Business is not for the faint-hearted. There will be setbacks, failures, and disappointments. However, when you believe in yourself, you can weather these storms and keep moving forward. Self-belief enables individuals to bounce back from setbacks, learn from their mistakes, and keep pushing forward, even when the odds are against them.
Self Improvement ~ Believing in yourself doesn't mean you think you're perfect. On the contrary, self-belief is a growth mindset that allows individuals to recognise their strengths and weaknesses and work on improving themselves continually. With a positive attitude towards oneself, entrepreneurs can develop their skills and knowledge, seek out new opportunities, and constantly strive for excellence.
These three elements can be developed by taking actions that allow you to continue your self-belief and grow your role within a business environment.
Set achievable goals ~ Break down your big dreams into smaller, achievable goals. Achieving these milestones will give you a sense of accomplishment, which can boost your confidence and belief in yourself.
Visualise success ~ Visualising success can help you build self-belief by creating a mental picture of what you want to achieve. This technique can help you stay motivated and focused on your goals. We often
Celebrate your wins ~ Celebrate your successes, no matter how small. Celebrating your wins can help you stay motivated and build self-belief by reminding you of what you're capable of achieving.
Surround yourself with positive people ~ Surrounding yourself with positive, supportive people can help you build your confidence and self-belief. Being around people who believe in you and encourage you can help you overcome self-doubt and negative thinking.
Personally this is where my LOVE for Lego takes hold!! I envision each goal or project as a Lego set. I break down the final success into bricks and place them in an order ready for construction. To celebrate we assign ourselves a real life lego set that we can reward ourself with once we complete a project or sign a new partner.
In relation to surrounding yourself with positive people, this is where Networking is invaluable. We have met so many like minded business persons who all have the same goals to grow their business whilst supporting each other.
