Just Believe

Sometimes, just believing in something is enough to make it real. 

I can’t quite remember where I first heard this, all I know is that it’s been in the back of my head for as long as I can remember. This phrase has helped me through some tough times, especially those where I lost faith in myself. 

When we have dreams and aspirations, we can sometimes get caught in a downward spiral of self deprecation. A sequence that starts with doubt and snowballs into complete lack of belief in ourselves. Without that belief we lose track of our dreams and they eventually get lost in the back of our memories.

Some of the greatest success stories of our time started with someone who had to defy the odds. Someone who ignored hecklers and self doubt and chased what they wanted until they caught it. These stories are inspiring and give us hope for our own dreams, and each one of them started with someone believing in themselves. What we believe, turns into what we do, and that turns into what we create. There is nothing more powerful in this life than faith. Because in order to achieve, you must first believe.

-Braden Schmidt 11-23-2019