People sometimes wonder, “How can I start to believe in myself?” This topic is big one in this generation today. People doubt themselves and stop trying to accomplish their dreams and aspirations, because they feel they aren’t good enough. Many types of people suffer from this situation. In an article called, “The Promise Keeper: LeBron realizes his dream with a title for Cleveland”, written by Lee Jenkins, talks about how LeBron James, an NBA player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was one of those people who had a hard time believing in themselves. When an individual like LeBron believes in themselves, it can help their self-confidences, helps drive out negative thoughts, and it helps when no one else believes in them.
Many people suffer from having self-confidence, which can cause them not to believe …show more content…
Things like “I can’t do this”, “what if people laugh at me”, and “I’m not good enough”, goes through their head. These types of thoughts can cloud a person’s judgement and convince them not to do something. For example, if a man has negative thoughts about talking to a girl and taking her out, he won’t do it because thoughts like: “I can’t do this” or “I’m not good enough”, would go through his head. LeBron also faced similar problems in his career. James was about to face one of the biggest moments, which was going up against the champions of last year, The Golden State Warriors. With everything riding on LeBron, he had those negative thoughts creep in his head like, “can I help my team and my home get this chip?” Instead of letting these thoughts defeat him, “I woke up at 2:30, at 4:30, at 6:30,” he reported. “Finally, a little after 8:00, I gave up and hauled myself down to the gym. There was no sense sleeping on the day my dream could come true.”(Jenkins32). As he progressed he made sure that those thoughts left his head and he is on his way to becoming one of the
Many people suffer from having self-confidence, which can cause them not to believe …show more content…
Things like “I can’t do this”, “what if people laugh at me”, and “I’m not good enough”, goes through their head. These types of thoughts can cloud a person’s judgement and convince them not to do something. For example, if a man has negative thoughts about talking to a girl and taking her out, he won’t do it because thoughts like: “I can’t do this” or “I’m not good enough”, would go through his head. LeBron also faced similar problems in his career. James was about to face one of the biggest moments, which was going up against the champions of last year, The Golden State Warriors. With everything riding on LeBron, he had those negative thoughts creep in his head like, “can I help my team and my home get this chip?” Instead of letting these thoughts defeat him, “I woke up at 2:30, at 4:30, at 6:30,” he reported. “Finally, a little after 8:00, I gave up and hauled myself down to the gym. There was no sense sleeping on the day my dream could come true.”(Jenkins32). As he progressed he made sure that those thoughts left his head and he is on his way to becoming one of the