When it comes to making a fresh start, sometimes you got to believe in yourself even when no one else does. If you’re used to processing everything you do with others or look outward for acceptance, believing in yourself may feel strange.

No One Else Walks in Your Shoes

The admonition that we should walk a mile in someone else’s shoes is designed to get us thinking about our judgments about others and why they do the things they do. No one else walks in your shoes or knows you better than yourself. Everyone uses filters when observing other people. Sometimes their filters are accurate, however mostly they aren’t.

That’s why it is important to believe in yourself since you have all the information inside of you about why you want or need a fresh start.

Confident People Act in Spite of Fear

It may seem like other people live in a bubble where nothing bad happens to them. That other people can take risks and get a fresh start unscathed. Most likely, that’s not true. Having the confidence for a fresh start is less about being fearless and more about fearing less. It’s about doing things even when we are afraid or those around us predict bad things will happen. Sometimes a fresh start requires walking into the unknown.

You’ll Learn from Experience

Here’s the thing. Even if you make the wrong choice, it’s yours to make. Aside from choices that will directly hurt others, it’s ok to try and fail. To give yourself a fresh start and see where things go. It’s ok to say goodbye to something…or someone, in hopes a fresh start will be better in the long run. Living life in an experiential way always trumps living by other people’s ideas of what you should do.

It’s Great When You Win

Making changes and reaching goals in spite of the naysayers is highly gratifying. Perhaps they didn’t believe in you in the beginning, but your fresh start may actually inspire others to do the same. Winning against the odds or the advice of others builds incredible confidence and makes it easier every time you decide to make changes. Knowing you accomplished something other’s thought you couldn’t is a wonderful feeling everyone should experience.

Believing in yourself is one of the greatest acts of self-love. Who knows why someone can’t or won’t be supportive, support yourself! No one knows what you are capable of, what you can endure, or what you can accomplish.

Believe in yourself and let those who don’t stand back and watch you dive into your fresh start with confidence.