Heidi Rae Coaching - Believe In Yourself

Babes!!

What if we just believed in ourselves? What could we accomplish? What would we try, even if we fall short? What would we learn and how much would we grow if we just gave it a shot?

I am constantly in awe of my kids and grandkids. Thankfully, they didn't get their fear of everything from me! Watching them believe in themselves enough to try things, to stick things out, to grow... I am so proud of them.

Remember Punchinello in "You Are Special?" He didn't have much belief in himself, if any. However, once he talked with the Woodmaker, Eli, he believed just enough to have a sticker fall off of him.

Watching my boys leave the country to serve complete strangers for two years... They would tell me often that they felt inept to do this, yet they believed in themselves just enough to get up every morning and go out - speak a new language, learn to love others, serve everyone around them, and continue going.

Cooper tried out for the junior high track team this week. He's never done track before. To our surprise, he tried out for the high jump. He's never even tried to do a high jump before. He made the team. He believed in himself just enough to try it out!

Now, believing in ourselves enough to try something doesn't always mean we are going to "succeed." To be sure. However, what is your definition of success? Perhaps just the act of trying IS success. Perhaps just practicing your belief in yourself IS success. Perhaps the lessons you learn about yourself and others because you did believe in yourself IS success. That's my kind of success!

 

Heidi Rae Coaching - Taylor Smith Talk

 I have been following Papa Ostler on Instagram for a long time.

He is a champion for Children of God. That means he is a champion for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, race, gender, religion. He chooses to see everyone as our Heavenly Parents would. He inspires me daily with his posts and podcasts. 

Recently, he had a guest named Taylor Smith on his podcast. To say that I was touched is an understatement. I was shook. I messaged my Becky Beck to suggest she listen, and told her that I felt so strongly that he had beautifully articulated so many of my own thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

Allow me to preface Taylor's talk by saying that he belongs to the LDS church. If you are of a different faith or have no faith at all, I believe that this talk will still touch you somehow.

I took Taylor's talk from Papa Ostler's website. 

Listen to Taylor's talk here.