Seeing is believing, or so goes the old saying. It is something that we are taught by our parents, by society in the Occidental hemisphere, and it is something we know by experience.

How many times have you said “I can’t believe in something that I can’t see”? Most of the time this refers to something other than religious beliefs. It might be related to events that we experience every day, at work, at school, at home, with our friends, neighbors, in our city.

But it rarely applies to our selves. We believe in whatever we do, what we say is our word, there is no question from “me” to “I”, unless whatever is said or done is a mistake.

More often than not, we find ourselves asking: “How could I’ve done that?” “Why did I do that?” … These questions are followed by regret. We repeat it over and over in our minds, as some kind of self punishment. Why do we do that? Simple: we have problems believing in ourselves!

There is a huge industry dedicated to self-help, to introduce the regular person to the secrets of successful people. If you look into every guide, into every affirmation, into every self-help book, there is one common thing that is repeated as a mantra: Believe in your self.

Basically, you have the power to enjoy your life, to change what you don’t like, to make lemonade when life throws you lemons. But you also have the power to give up, to take the easy road, to betray your beliefs, your ethics, your self.

If you have the power to wake up every day, and give yourself the chance to be a better person, to enjoy better your day, to help others, to love more, why not use it? Don’t wait to see something to believe in it. First believe, in you, in your power, in your abilities. Then, everything that you want to achieve, as hard as it can be, could become a reality.

It is probably the easiest thing to do, and yet the most difficult to keep it up, but it is the key to success: first believe in yourself, and then you’ll see the results.