"Believe you can and you are halfway there."

Believe you can and you're halfway there. - Theodore Roosevelt


So often I think we underestimate the importance of believing in ourselves, our abilities, and our dreams. It's so easy to focus on things external to ourselves and forget the important - and sometimes difficult - work of nurturing our own souls. 


And it's so easy to forget that the way we view ourselves is so directly connected to the ways in which those around us view us. If we don't have confidence in ourselves and what we can do, we cannot expect others to believe in and support us. And even if they do anyway, think of how much more powerful and positive our lives will be when we can live up to our own dreams and expectations as well as we live up to the expectations of others. 


When I speak, I often tell my audiences to "never let someone else's negative opinion of you become your opinion of yourself." It's really about self-love and acceptace, and believing that we all deserve to live the lives we were destined to live. 


So what feeds your soul? What helps you believe in yourself? What gives you confidence? If you can answer these questions, then you really are halfway there.