Why Self-Acceptance Is The Key To Your Success

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It does not matter what you are doing. If you want to be good at it, if you want to be successful, you must first accept yourself.

Self-acceptance is the key to your success. If you do accept yourself, if you do not believe in yourself, it is not going to be easy for you to achieve success.

Success comes from self-acceptance.

Self-acceptance is self-love, no matter what.

Self-acceptance is self-belief, no matter where. If you do not believe in yourself, no one is going to trust you.

When we accept ourselves, according to Kenneth R. Ginsburg, ‘Self-acceptance is a very basic ingredient we all need if we value ourselves. We accept that we are still basically good, even when we don’t hit the ball out of the park. We remain worthy of others’ love even when we are in a foul mood. We feel good about our efforts even when the guy across the hall scored higher, produced more, or received more recognition. We are okay because we see ourselves as more than a package of achievements. We don’t have to be the best all the time, and we are comfortable that no one can be a star on every stage.’

When you see yourself as a human being, other people will see you as a human being.

No matter what is going on in your life, it is not the end of your life. It is the beginning of a new YOU.

And the best thing you can do for yourself is to value yourself. Will you do it? Do you have the courage to do it?

How To Turn Negative Messages Around

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It starts with your own mindset. If you believe you can do great things, you can do them. Do not doubt yourself. Because self-doubt is the beginning of failure.

In his book Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others, Shane J. Lopez writes, ‘… mindset influences every aspect of your life, from work to sports, from relationships to parenting. If you believe you can change and develop, you know you can move beyond your present limitations.’

To ‘move beyond your present limitations’, you must change your thoughts.

You can do great things. Do not doubt yourself. Negative messages are not good for you. They are not good for your life, for your health, and for your happiness.

Here is why. According to Dr. Shane J. Lopez, ‘Negative messages are no more ‘realistic’ than your highest goals, and they rob you of agency.’

‘Negative messages deplete you, sap your agency, and keep you stuck. Disputing these messages will help you reclaim your motivation for the goals that matter to you most.’

If you want to achieve greatness, you must first embrace yourself. You must stop telling yourself negative things. If you do not, remember, ‘negative messages … keep you stuck.’ The question is, ‘Do you want to be stuck?’