Belief is the first step to success!

I believe that as women we are constantly questioning our abilities and our worth. Often we think we aren't good enough to accomplish a goal or that we are not worthy of the success it may bring us. Women are so self critical not only about the way we look on the outside but the abilities we carry on the inside.

As a child, I didn't have the solid home foundation of an adult telling me I could do and accomplish anything and Im so grateful that my stubbornness and need for a purpose is what pushed me to "try" even though I may have not received the encouragement from someone on the outside.  At the end of the day...this power is in your hands anyways. Even if you did have a parent telling you how amazing you are and that you could take on the world....YOU still have to be the one to do what it takes to get there. So why not believe in yourself, push yourself and encourage yourself!  You should be your greatest cheerleader. True success will come from that burning desire within. You don't need to know everything you just have to be willing to learn along the way. Learning never comes to an end so if you are waiting to be an expert before you attempt anything, you will be waiting a long time. And even more so, being an expert comes from experience. If you don't ever experience, how can you ever be an expert!

Passion, commitment, courage, grit...these are the things you need to succeed. Everything else will come while you are working at achieving your goals. You will change and grow throughout your journey which adds even more value to what you are offering but if you never take that first step, you will never get anywhere! Believe you have what it takes to achieve. Like the witch in the Wizard of Oz says "you have always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself!".

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