Chapter 55 tell myself i can

Five years ago, Steven was running a small farm equipment business.He lived an ordinary life, but not ideal.His family's house was too small and they didn't have the money to buy what they wanted, but Steven's wife didn't complain, and it was clear that she was content with her destiny rather than happy. But deep down in Steven's heart, he became more and more dissatisfied.When he realized that his beloved wife and his two children were not doing well, he felt a deep pain in his heart. But today, everything has changed dramatically. Steven now has a beautiful new home on two acres.He and his wife no longer have to worry about being able to send their kids to a good college, and his wife no longer feels guilty about spending money on clothes.Next summer, the whole family will go on vacation in Europe.Steven was living a real good life.

Steven said: All this happened because I used the power of belief.Five years ago, I heard about a job in Detroit dealing in farm implements.At the time, we were still living in Cleveland.I decided to give it a try, hoping to make a little more money. I arrived in Detroit on Sunday morning, but the company had to wait until Monday to interview me.After dinner, I sat in the hotel and meditated, and suddenly felt how abominable I was.what is this!I asked myself, why does failure always belong to me? Steven didn't know what prompted him to do such a thing that day: He took a piece of hotel letterhead and wrote down the names of a few people he was very familiar with who had far surpassed him in recent years.These people have had more power and job responsibilities.Two of them were neighboring farmers who had moved to better remote areas; two others had worked for them; the last was his brother-in-law.

Stevenson asked himself: What are the advantages that these five friends have? He compared his intellect with them, and Stevenson felt that they were no more intelligent than himself; nor did their education, their integrity, their personal habits, etc., possess any advantage.Finally, Steven thought of another success factor, that is, initiative.Steven had to admit that his friends had an edge over him. It was almost three o'clock in the middle of the night, but Steven's mind was still very clear.For the first time he discovered his weakness.He dug deep into himself and found that the lack of initiative was because deep down, he didn't value himself.

Steven sat through the remaining night, recalling everything in the past.Ever since he was sensible, Steven lacked self-confidence. He found that his past self was always looking for troubles, and he always told himself no, no, no!He was always showing his own shortcomings, and almost everything he did showed this self-devaluation. Finally Steven understood: If you don't trust yourself, then no one will trust you! So, Steven made a decision: I have always regarded myself as a second-class citizen, and from now on, I will never think like this again. The next morning, Steven still maintained that self-confidence.He secretly took this interview with the company as the first test of his self-confidence.Before this interview, Steven hoped that he would have the courage to ask for seven hundred fifty, or even one thousand dollars more than his original salary.But after this self-reflection, Stevens realized his self-worth, and raised the goal to $3,500.As a result, Steven achieved his goal.He succeeded.

★Life is delicious★ In the face of the ordinary, we are unwilling to believe in our potential, and we are unwilling to destroy the peaceful situation for the unknown future, but choose to continue to be a person who follows a fixed pattern.There are infinite treasures in each of us, discover with heart, build self-confidence, make up your mind, tell yourself that I can, from now on, success will not be far away from you.