It's Believing in Myself!

The basis on which all a leader’s resilience rests is self-esteem!

This morning I attended a most inspirational breakfast, hosted by a business enterprise centre. The speaker, Dan Gregory, invited us as small business leaders to have more courage to be more of ourselves in the promotion of our business. He gave us many inspiring reasons to do so.

As I drove home through the aftermath of last night’s storm, I wondered what stops us from being more of ourselves. Certainly in my own journey as a business leader I know I have got in the way of myself so many times. And when I’m putting myself out there, either to associates or to clients or to suppliers, it takes an energy that I have to be very focussed on to keep to the fore.

What is this energy?

Then I laughed to myself. It’s believing in myself! Simply believing in myself. And being strong with this. That’s been the big journey. That’s the journey upon which everything else rests. It’s knowing what I stand for and not only having the courage, but also the belief that tells me that what I stand for is worthwhile. That’s what puts what I stand for on the map.

Yes, it’s been a great morning!

Wendy

[Photo by Wendy Campbell]