Finding Strength Through Words

How many storms has this tree weathered? The strength and power of nature is wordless. Love the orb!

Winners win and losers lose. It seems like a harsh statement, but it is a truth.

People who expect to win do. They have an inner strength of conviction that makes failure quite impossible.

Now winning doesn’t have to mean being rich, or living in a fancy house and driving one of your ten fancy cars. Winning is something very personal that only you can define.

In fact, many people who have accumulated physical riches are unhappy and unfulfilled. They pursued the external wealth with no regard for cultivating the inner riches.

They are literally poor on the inside.

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Confidence

You need to be confident when you wear a hat like this! – Photo credit MrWillWong.com

Having confidence in yourself can mean the difference between accomplishing everything you want or never getting your dreams off the ground.

It can be elusive, easily swayed and is impossible to force upon yourself. But like any other skill, confidence can be learned.

Confidence grows when it is nurtured. It must be encouraged, coaxed along gently until it becomes an unshakeable force. Once you have confidence, you can achieve so much more than if you continue hiding under an umbrella of insecurity.

It is during our formative years that confidence either builds or never gets a chance to take root. Like a seedling just popping out of the ground, if it is squashed early in its development it may never recover, at least not by itself.

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