佚名/Anonymous
Bornin1758,HoratioNelson, thesonofapastor, wasasmall, , whilejourneyingtotheEastIndies, .Atage18hewasappointedalieutenantintheRoyalNavyandbytheyear1802wasmadecommander-in-chiefoftheBritishfeet.
Twoyearslater, attheBattleofTrafalgar, NelsondefeatedthecombinedFrenchandSpanishfleets.ThiswasthegreatestnavalvictoryinBritishhistoryandlefttheBritishincontroloftheseasfortherestofthe1800', ,“ThankGodIhavedonemyduty.”
, ,“Iamoftheopinionthattheboldestmeasuresarethesafest.”Nelsonwasamangreatlyadmiredbyotherswhosaidabouthim,“Hisfrailbodyhousedagreatspirit.”
Onepersonwithabeliefisequaltoaforceofninety-ninewhoonlyhaveinterest.
First, , 'talwayslivethelifeweprofess, , ifIbelieveIamafailure, , Iwillsucceed, andsoon.
Awell-knownauthorandpsychologistsays,“Anindividual'sself-concept(whathebelievesabouthimself):theabilitytolearn, thecapacitytogrowandchange, thechoiceoffriends, 'snoexaggerationtosaythatastrongpositiveself-image(self-belief)isthebestpossiblepreparationforsuccessinlife.”
Self-beliefisnotanegotistic“I'mthegreatest”'shelpthatyoucanovercomeyourweaknessesanddevelopanduseyourstrengths.
Oneverysuccessfulwoman, awell-knownentertainer, didn''sTheMagicofBelievingandbeginningtobelieveinherself, , shedidn'tallowwhatshedidn'thavetostopherusingwhatshedidhave.
JimmieDurantewasanotherentertainerwhowouldn''tfocusonhisphysicalattributes—whathedidn'thave—butonhisstrengths—whathedidhave—andputthesetogoodusebecausehebelievedhecould.
