Confidence in 2010

In 2009, I brought in “resiliency” and then laid claims to “courage”. How remarkable of a journey it has been. Even though I have come a long ways I am still learning these and will continue to do so in 2010.

I’ve given lots of thought to what word I want to lay claim to for 2010.  I’ve asked “What do I want to learn in 2010?” And “What hinders me from reaching the places I want to go?” What I keep coming back to is confidence. I need and want confidence because it is something that I lack.

If I’m really honest, I would have to say that my soul hungers to feel confident.

Confident in my skin, in my mind, and in my soul.

Confidence speaks of believing. It says “I can.” It say’s “I believe that I can do this or that.”

I see confident people and I say to myself, “ I want what they have.” I am jealous.  This is how I want to be.

I looked up the definition of confidence. This is what I found…Confidence: full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing:belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance

I also found this… Self confidence is the difference between feeling unstoppable and feeling scared out of your wits. Your perception of yourself has an enormous impact on how others perceive you. Perception is reality — the more self confidence you have, the more likely it is you’ll succeed.

I want to feel unstoppable. I don’t want to let fear stop me from doing those things I want to do. Over this year of 2010 I want…

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. Ralph Waldo Emerson

The things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real then the thing we like about ourselves. Ellen Goodman

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. Edmond Hillary

The way to to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear. William Jennings Bryan

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. Thomas Edison

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right. Henry Ford

Only as high as I reach can I grow.  Only as far as I seek can I go.  Only as deep as I look can I see. Only as much as I dream can I be. Karen Ravn 

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt

How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it. Robert Brault

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. Mahatma Gandhi

God wisely designed the human body so that we can neither pat our own backs nor kick ourselves too easily. author unknown

How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it. Robert Brault

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

 

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through. Rosalynn Carter

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.     Eleanor Roosevelt

I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.  Allen H. Neuharth

 

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.     Stan Smith

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.
Anna Freud

If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.  Vincent Van Gogh

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not. Author Unknown

We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.  Roderick Thorp, Rainbow Drive

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.  Wendy Wasserstein

Here I am standing before you, God and the universe, proclaiming that 2010 is my year to learn confidence.

I know it will not be easy. I know I have a lot to learn. I know that it means taking risks and doing things I’ve been too afraid to do. It means walking the talk. It means taking things from my head and putting them into action. It means I might make some mistakes. It could mean looking or sounding foolish or stupid.  It means not everyone will understand or even like it. Most of all it means facing the biggest obstacle, which is me.

My desire is to get to the end of 2010 confident in who I am, confident about the journey I’ve been on and confident that I am exactly where I’m suppose to be.

It starts with believing.

“I am confident!”

What word would you claim for 2010?

What would you like to learn this year? 

Where would you like to see yourself at the end of 2010?

Love & Hugs, Lori