The Hundred Simple Secrets of Happy People [59 of 100]

59.....Be your own fan.

We need self-reinforcement, a belief in ourselves that is strong and unwavering. Be ready to pick yourself up when you are feeling down.

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The young man walked up to his high school gym. A paper tacked to the wall listed the players who had made the varsity team.
Fifteen-year-old Michael Jordan looked up and down the list. He could not find his name. Michael Jordan had not made the team. Michael Jordan is considered by most experts to be the best basketball player ever. But he had to believe in himself to get there. By the time many basketball players reach the tenth grade, they are receiving hundreds of letters from college
coaches seeking to recruit them into their programs. Michael Jordan didn't receive a single letter, because Michael Jordan didn't make the team.
Michael Jordan didn't give up. He believed in himself and in his ability, and he practiced and practiced. The next year he made the team. And he became its star.Rejection spells failure only if you do not believe in yourself.
For those who believe, it is only a challenge.

The fendency to reinforce one's own self-confidence improves life satisfaction by about 20 percent for both men and women.

Seybolt and Wagner 1997