They cannot exist effectively without each other. When you have faith that you can handle hardships, you naturally develop another important quality: the willingness to take risks. The Importance of Taking RisksĪcting in faith is a two-part equation. That kind of faith is the bedrock of true success. He said, “I’m not going to stay complacent I’m going to get out there and do something that matters!” George Michael named his album Faith because he knew that everything would turn out alright, notwithstanding trials and tribulations, because he had enough faith in himself to persevere. You react out of peace rather than anxiety, panic, stress, tension, and chaos. When you have faith, you stop living with an expectation of the worst-case scenario. Living with faith is the polar opposite of living with fear. I found out the hard way that compromising my own integrity and standards to fit in with other people was imprisoning rather than liberating. For years of my life, I chose job security, social groups, people-pleasing, and social climbing in order to get ahead in life. They choose comfort over freedom because their fear of the future outweighs their faith in themselves. You’d be surprised how often people limit themselves to safe spaces, things, people, habits, environments, careers, and challenges. It’s not an overstatement to say that most people are crippled by fear. Their lack of faith makes them pessimistic and afraid and, therefore, more inclined to live a conservative and reserved life. People with low self-esteem and low confidence have little to no faith in their ability to turn their lives around they have no faith in their potential or their prospects. Fear keeps people trapped in the land of worst-case scenarios, “what if”s and “I’m not good enough”s. Be honest, you’d much rather live an exciting life full of enjoyment, passion, and fulfillment. No one wants to live an insignificant life where they waste away in a dead-end job that means nothing to them. That’s the most powerful step you can take toward achieving your dreams. Stop worrying about whether you’re “good enough” and learn to have faith in yourself and your future. Still, something might be holding you back from taking George Michael's advice, and if I had to guess, I'd say it's fear. If you want to be successful-in your work, relationships, or life in general-you gotta have faith. However, at its core, faith means having complete trust and confidence in somebody or something. Its significance is deeply entrenched in religious meaning. Tįor those who aren’t religious in any way, faith can seem like an uncomfortable word. In 1986, big-haired, smooth, and handsome eighties pop idol George Michael came to the realization that he had been living inauthentically, so the following year, George returned with a whole new look and rock-and-roll pastiche with his debut solo album, Faith. The following is adapted from Responsibility Rebellion.
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