What does Faith Have to do with Success?

"It's easy to have faith in yourself
and have discipline when you're a winner...number one. What you've got
to have is faith and discipline when
you're not yet a winner."
-- Vince Lombardi, Football Coach

ver since we were children we've heard, "If you think you can, you can!" For me, my first recollection of this came with the children's book The Little Engine that Could.

This belief in oneself or in a higher spirit means the difference between success or failure. When the boss assigns a new task, we often fear we won't succeed. Faith in oneself helps overcome that fear and prove we can accomplish the task at hand.

I recall starting my first year of teaching in an elementary classroom. I wanted to be a good teacher; more importantly, my goal was to build that faith in self into each student. I believe I succeeded.

And yet, I didn't do it alone. Many were the days when I sought help - literally asking for guidance - sometimes from other teachers, also from a higher spirit!

here are times when our faith is attacked. Consider when the boss steps in and indicates an error. Regardless of the way the message is delivered, we feel an emotion - anger, fear, embarrassment, shame. If we have faith in ourselves, we quickly put this behind us. Without that faith, we continue to lash out at ourselves for our failings. Failings seem to spiral - down, down, down!

r. Ariel Dalfen has just completed a study on prayer - that faith in a higher power. Apparently, those who pray have improved mental capacity, shorter stays in health facilities and fewer heart and blood pressure difficulties. If this study is accurate, perhaps we should all be praying - for the faith we need in ourselves, to know we are a success!

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