Hello, dear one!
Have you been more self-aware and in tune with upcoming events since the mandatory Covid-19 lockdown in 2020? Do you know there is an increasing demand for self-seeking?
According to a report from the U.S. Personal Development Market,
“The global personal development market size was valued at USD 41.81 billion in 2021 and is anticipated to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5% from 2022 to 2030.”
The report continued to elaborate,
“The growing emphasis on acquiring new skills, such as social skills and decision-making skills, for self-improvement, personal development, and gaining self-recognition is a major factor expected to drive the market growth over the forecast period.”
After working for over 25 years, I concur with a view on success:
Hard work does not result in career success, and especially in financial freedom.
I’ve tried many job titles and have hired team players. The One quality I’ve observed as a must to sustain and thrive in any economy and situation is: Self-assurance.
Self-assured people were secured during a massive layoff, promoted without qualification, and triumphant over invariable difficulties.
They unfeignedly believed in themselves, like Christopher Columbus.
Columbus grew up in a modest home; his father sold cheese for a living. But somehow he always felt a burning desire to do great things. He regarded himself as a royalty.
This belief caused him unable to differentiate his reality and fantasy.
In his youth, he moved from place to place, telling fabricated stories about his noble background, and eventually married into the Lisbon family, a Portuguese royalty.
With in-laws’ noble establishment, he ingratiated himself with only the powerful people who could pave his way.
He first audaciously presented his voyage to the king of Portuguese and requested the entire journey to be financed. The king didn’t buy into his pitch.
But Columbus wasn’t disappointed, rather, he embraced the lofty idea.
Years later, he moved to Spain and presented his expedition to Queen Isabella, who wasn’t convinced and declined his offer.
“No” didn’t exist in Columbus’ vocabulary, and he patiently pursued Queen Isabella.
Five years later, Columbus’ persistence paid off. Queen Isabella and Columbus made history together.
As a below-average sailor, Columbus would mistake continents for islands and misread discoveries in the sea.
How did he have the power to convince Queen Isabella and others to take action to manifest his dream?
He had perfected a quality that many don’t possess: Self-assurance! Why is self-assurance important for all areas of your success?
If you stumbled on this article, it’s not coincidental. Maybe the Divine Wisdom guided you here to build or empower your self-assurance.
Self-assurance can only come from one place, your inside.
If you feel good driving a new Rolls-Royce, living in the most sumptuous home, and working on your dream job, will you still feel the same if you lose them all?
You see, the majority of the world population is driven by external glories. When the health is declined, the house is foreclosed, and the partnership is dissolved, they’re lost inside.
Since their self-value is measured by their material obtainment, they’re unsure of themselves inside when the masks of external success indicators are pulled off.
How was Columbus so full of himself, as a nobody youngster?
He cultivated his self-assurance. Since childhood, he had intentionally pursued self-development which crowned him with self-confidence as a young adult.
His confidence beamed with regality and radiated outwardly, which attracted the powerful people who would voluntarily sponsor his adventures.
No matter how you package yourself outside, you can’t fake self-confidence inside.
All the soft skills, like social networking, decision-making, team building, public speaking, and critical thinking are the bedrock of any success.
As you upgrade in self-growth, you’ll acquire pleasant results of health, wealth, and satisfying relationships.
For years, I hung on to what Mr. Jim Rhon taught, “Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”
Through self-education, I reversed type 2 diabetes, enjoy a jobless life, and treasure the most meaningful relationships with my immediate family and chosen friends.
Self-development is like the roots, the trunks, and the branches of a cherry blossom tree. It’s a quiet inner growth, demanding intention, discipline, and patience.
In time, you’ll be delighted with the floriferous blooms, which is your self-knowing, and the truth belongs to you, only.
You can still enjoy cruising in a new Rolls-Royce, but this time, you’re the Rolls-Royce. You’re not driving it to seek attention and approval from others.
You’ll always live in a sumptuous home within. Wherever you stay, you’re blessed with beauty and opulence.
As for a dream job, you’ll become the master of your own career. No company will have the power over you for any mandate that does not serve you.
I interchange self-assurance with self-trust and self-confidence because everything external, health, wealth, or relationship is a direct reflection of the world living inside of you.
If you want to live like the 20%, start developing yourself today and doing the things that 80% are too afraid of doing.
If I worried about my poor writing skills, insignificant messages, or wasting time because of no monetary return, these articles would have been buried with me in the graveyard someday.
However, I trusted that I would grow further from writing them, and they might brighten a dark pathway for someone. The best way to a better world is to begin improving my inner world.
I bless you with a fulfilling journey of self-assurance with Emerson’s quote:
“Self-trust is the first secret of success.”