Developing A Strong SELF BELIEF
I would consider myself a person that has a strong self belief in himself. My strong self belief combined with my strength of purpose and optimism make for a wonderful blend of elegance and dedication to what I do, resulting in wonderful rewards and an inner sense of joy.
I am very excited for the ability to use this blog space, where I can express my thoughts and creativity with you all. This blog has allowed an amazing space for those that choose to, to be filled with inspiration and positive energy beaming out from the screen into your life.
A strong self belief, was necessary for me to develop to come to this place of being able to share these insights and philosophies with you all. It wasn’t always this way for me early on. It was something I had to work on within myself.
A Young Eager Student of Personal Development
I began this journey by reading and studying a wide range of books on personal development, spirituality. But, it didn’t stop there. I took action and began getting out there and meeting highly successful people in their respective fields. I made a real effort at the early age of 22 to begin attending seminars on personal development and wealth creation. I was usually the youngest one at these seminars. But, that didn’t stop me from my thirst to learn more about how these successful people have reached such great heights of personal fulfillment and success in their own life.
I attended seminars with people like Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Gary Vaynerchuck and Donald Trump as the keynote speakers. Regardless of your own personal views and opinions on the people listed above, one thing that you can’t argue is that these people have made a name for themselves and are respected by their peers and colleagues alike as success stories.
I attended these seminars with the intention to meet highly successful individuals face to face and learn and study from them. Although, many of these encounters were very brief and short, the energy that was transfered and the insights I gained from their speeches have played a major role in inspiring and empowering myself.
One of the major things I learned from these people among many other things was that they had a strong self belief in who they were. Regardless of the naysayers/negative opions of others, and many challenges they faced. These people of excellence continued to stay true to who they were and it is almost as if through their tenacity and overcoming challenges in life that they began to develop a strong self belief in themselves.
A Strong Self Belief and The State of Flow
I realize it has been awhile since I’ve posted on here. But, I would say that a strong self belief, allows me to stay rather consistent on this blog. The best part about this blog space is that it is very much in alignment with my natural talent and passion for writing. This alignment keeps me in a state of flow. Many people may be wondering how I continue to stay in state of flow for myself. Where do I continue to get these creative insights that keep me in this flow? It begins with a strong belief in myself first, but I felt it would be appropriate to share with you the creative process that I gather my inspiration from. I have found that there are two ways it comes to me.
This comes from my awareness of my external environment and also my social interactions with other people.
My Creative Process # 1 – Awareness of My External Environment
For example, I can be out in downtown Tempe Arizona with a friend, and I can notice just the vibes I get from the people around town going about their business and pick out the state of consciousness they may be operating at, and I can come back to my apartment and not necessarily write specifically about the situation I saw, but the energy and level of awareness with the people as a whole. This gives me inspiration to get my ideas of what I feel may be lacking from my unique perspective and write about possible solutions that can help resolve these issues in a positive way.
The process of experiencing the external outside world and collecting the data and blogging about it keeps me in this steady flow. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t intentionally go around town trying to find something to blog about, I would say it is a more natural and intuitive process that I have found works well for me.
My Creative Process # 2- Social Interaction
Although I derive a lot of creative insight from my external environment, I would say that most of my inspiration for writing comes from actively socializing with new people and sharing and receiving different points of view and perspectives on life. I have found that in particular for me, socializing with people of different backgrounds and cultures is very beneficial to my overall creative process. This is because I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate a larger spectrum of perspectives stemming from other people’s culture, versus a very rigid and narrowly focused perspective. This opens up the flood gates within my own consciousness in all sorts of very exciting and amazing ways.
Why It Beings With A Strong Self Belief
The flow that I get into with my creativity begins with a strong self belief in myself first. You see, if I am perceiving the outside world from an optimistic vantage point, I get a more clearer perception of what is really going on. It is almost like looking through he eyes of source energy, versus the lower self which is filled with doubt and harsh criticism that offends and hurt others, instead of inspiring and uplifting others.
A weak self belief in yourself, leads to wrongfully judging and condemning others that may lead to being negative towards how people behave. When you aren’t allowing a strong self belief to manifest within you first, it is very easy to get into a reactive state of mind, where you start the process of blame and anger towards people that you encounter.
So a strong self belief in oneself, isn’t just an “all about me” thing. It isn’t egotistical, or it isn’t selfish. It allows the person with a strong self belief the ability to see others and circumstances more clearly and without judging others harshly. You see, your inner world and what you carry inside about who you are is how you will begin to see people. Life then becomes this inside-out approach. Where you become fully responsible for your level or awareness, thoughts, and emotions.
Some may call this self actualization. But I just call it knowing who you are, being at peace with this knowing and allowing your inner light to shine from within you outwards to other people. This allows you to view others and the circumstances around you in a much more clearer light. How you see others is really how you see yourself.
Developing A Strong Self Belief For Yourself & The Rewards
Developing a strong self belief in yourself, may take time and effort depending on your own growth and stage in life. A strong self belief, comes not from the ego, it comes from an honest place within you that knows that everything is well. A strong self belief begins and ends with love. A love for the very essence of your being.
Not a love for what you have or haven’t accomplished yet in life. Not a love that is dependent on others approval, or your perceived status in the world. It is a love for your own spirit and embracing that spirit within you with honor and respect.
The more you can honor and respect this spirit within you, you will see that a strong sense of self belief within you begins to emerge. This self belief is felt and radiated outwards and people can sense your authenticity in how you are and carry yourself.
Combine this strong self belief with your alignment with your passions and creativity and you will begin to see the wonderful rewards and inner joy that I speak about in real time for yourself.
One of the keys to my continued success is my strong belief in myself. I don’t see why this can’t be any different for you once you recognize this with you yourself, simply by respecting and honoring your spirit honesty.
Being,
Baker, What a wonderful post. I couldn’t agree with you more that developing a strong belief in ourselves is very rewarding. No matter how good things are today, rest assured there will always be challenges in your life. I really enjoyed reading this and thank you for inspiring me once again!
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I agree with you on this and love this post!
Honor and respect the spirit within! =)
Baker I am so glad I visited your site. It looks like we have the same outlook on life and living. I totally agree with your insight on things. I was directed here from my e-how profile. I’m so glad I clicked your link. Please visit my blog. I talk about positivity, success and also try to inspire others to live their dreams.
I agree with what you are saying, and enjoyed reading.
Could you possibly make it so that people can follow you on Google Friends connect, as I like to follow people that way.
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Hi Baker, this quote by Oscar Wilde coems to mind after reading this post: To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance. It is where many good things begin, isn’t it?
Hi Baker,
You exemplify the benefits of getting quiet and going within to discover the flow. Here is where creativity lies. Here is where we find out guide. Your heart speaks the truth.
Be well.
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Baker – I love your self-belief. Can you share how you developed such a strong sense of self-belief and your journey please? Can’t wait to read it.
Phil
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Hi Baker.
I can understand what you get when you hear from those big individuals directly. I talked with Gary for maybe 20 seconds after hearing him speak, and that period of time stays in my mind. I got a real feeling of the person he is, and got a better sense of my own mission there.
Noticing our external environment sure does do a lot. When we drive by a street, we don’t notice half the flowers we notice when we walk by. When we go to a local business location, there are people all over to notice, and the things they do can be sources of information. If a person in front of us in line at the grocery store buys stamps there, we can learn that we can buy stamps from the checkout line too. We have to notice these things.
A strong self-belief does make a difference. I have had many times where you couldn’t replace me with someone else, because their self-belief would not be as great, and they would have given up on what I was doing at the time.
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Hi Armen,
Thanks for the feedback. I agree I would say even just 20 seconds you can feel and sense the energies of people that are very established, and it is something that can make a big difference in your own success later in the future just by the brief energy exchange.
Hi Phil.
Yes, I can go more into specifics about me developing a strong self belief in a future post, Stay tuned! Thanks for the feedback.
Hello Love Moneymaker,
Thanks for being the first to make an audio comment on this blog. Cool stuff right? As far as where I got the plugin. I found it through wordpress.com and it is free just type in: Riffly audio comment/video. Or simply go to Riffly.com to find out how to download this for your wordpress blog for free.
Hello Kim
Than you for the wonderful feedback. I have found that creativity lives in the flow. Therfore having that strong self belief in oneself can really bring this flow to the outisde world if they so wish to do so.
Hello Belinda,
Yes I agree, and I enjoy that piece by Oscar Wilde. To have that romance with oneself is a very amazing feeling and presents so many rewards in life once the indvidual is tapped into this experience. Thank you for your comment.
Hey Jewel,
I am glad you enjoyed reading this post. I am sorry I cannot add google Friends connect to my blog, at the moment. Perhaps a better option would be to subscribe to my blog via google reader to stay up to date with the latest posts on here.
TheDreamKeeper,
It is great to connect with you on here. I am happy to see that you and I are operating at a very same flow as far as positive thinking, the law of attraction and inspiratonal writing. I look forward to reading up on your insights as well! Have an amazing day!!
Hey Mei,
Thanks for the high energy and great comment! I hope you have a very wonderful rest of the week!!!
Hey Angela,
Thank you for your wonderful comment. I enjoy reading your blogs as well and they are inspiration to me. I am so glad that the words here resonate well with you and your journey as well! Have a wonderful rest of the week!!!
Baker, I must say what a bright spot you brought into my night. It gives me so much hope for our future when I see someone so young and talented taking the path you have. Makes me wish I had started down the same path 25 years ago instead of waiting so late in life. May all you dreams, hopes, goals and wishes come to fruition.
Bless you and all the best to you,
JD Marshall
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Hey Baker amazing post
i really like your blog.Self belief is really important . Your blog is very inspirational.
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“A strong self belief, comes not from the ego, it comes from an honest place within you that knows that everything is well.” — Yes, this is true…
People who do not believe in themselves, who talk negatively about themselves, first above all, must come out of that condition, if they want to build awareness and run their material success.
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Baker, thank you for another insightful post. I really enjoyed your sharing your creative process – it is so observant and articulate and made me think about my own creative processes. Also, you mentioned Tempe, Arizona, where I once lived. It was a lovely reminder. As I write this comment I recognize once again how grateful I am for the amazing connections the web provides – both the web of the internet and the greater web of life. Thank you for your existence and your powerful words.
Greetings from the mountains in Japan – Catrien Ross.
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Hello JD,
Thank you for your kind words and wishes. I truly appreciate it. I am also very grateful for my ability to have been a bright spot in you night.
I hope you all the best and many blessings your way as well.
Baker
Hello Shabnam,
I am glad you found this post to be very inspirational. Have a blessed rest of the week!!!
Hello Marko,
I agree that people who do not believe in themselves must somehow find a way out of that conditioning if they want to grow in their personal development, and begin to live a more rewarding and fuffiling life. Thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated.
Hello Catrien,
I think that is really great that you once lived in Tempe as well, I agree the web is such a great tool to connect us together in a manner that truly feels honest. I am grateful for your kind words.
Belief is so important to success. If you believe, you can achieve.
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@Faizal THanks for the feedback!
Oh boy. Am I the only one that finds this whole thing is weird?
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