To Succeed You Must Overcome Self Doubt

"If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

~ Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter

What we believe guides what we are able to achieve. When you doubt yourself, you plant the belief that you cannot accomplish it. The key to success is the belief that you WILL succeed--because you will do EVERYTHING necessary to make that success happen.

This week: Think about what you would like to accomplish if you believed in yourself enough to make it happen. What are you "tough enough" to follow through on, no matter what it takes? What are you absolutely committed to? Until you know what you absolutely, positively MUST accomplish no matter what, you won't have the determination necessary overcome those doubts and make it happen.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people achieve goals they might not have thought even possible by using her solution focused approach. She helps people overcome limiting beliefs and negative emotions--what she calls "emotional clutter"-- to create enough space in life for success, happiness and greater meaning.

How to Live on Purpose

"The fruits of a fulfilling life—happiness, confidence, enthusiasm, purpose, and money—are mainly by-products of doing something we enjoy, with excellence, rather than things we can seek directly."

~Dan Miller

When you live with purpose, doing something that you are passionate about, enjoyment tends to follow. When you commit yourself to excellence--being the best you can be, using your skills and gifts fully, your life also takes on a fullness that is missing when you are just going through the motions.

This week: Do something you feel strongly about or that you enjoy. Notice whether the "fruits of a fulfilling life" accompany that. Do you feel happier? More confident? More enthusiastic? Did you feel more purposeful? Did you make money at it? If you felt even a little bit more fulfilled, you are on the right track.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people live more meaningful, happier lives. She specializes in helping people get rid of emotional clutter--those negative emotions and limiting beliefs formed from past experiences, and find their life's purpose. For more information about her solution-focused approach, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/

Strength and Confidence Come from Within

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

~Anna Freud

Many people think that strength and confidence comes from how others react to us and what they think of us. The truth is that strength and confidence comes from what we choose to believe about ourselves. We can choose to believe that we have the skills and abilities that make us strong and confident. Or we can choose to believe that only others possess these traits. What you choose to believe about yourself influences how you will live your life. Your beliefs can make you strong, and confident, and successful.

This week: When you find yourself in a challenging situation, experiment with the belief that you have all the skills you need to handle it. Play with the idea that you are strong and confident. Notice that when you begin to believe this might be true, you begin to feel stronger and more confident.

Linda Pucci, Ph.D. is a psychologist, life coach and expert in helping people change limiting beliefs and create greater happiness and success. She helps people identify and let go of their "emotional clutter"--those negative emotions and limiting beliefs that keep them stuck. For more information and to download free resources, go to http://www.innerresourcecenter.com/ .