How to Pursue your Dreams When No One Seems To Believe in You

Jonny James
5 min readJan 31, 2020
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Most of us feel fearful when are pursuing a big dream of our lives. We see it as scary instead of an exciting opportunity. We tried our best, but when we feel that as we strive for that dream, and those people around do not support us, we become even frightened. We lose track of hope and decide to take a new path.

We All Have Dreams We Want To Build and Achieve

Have you ever had a creative idea that you think will be a great hit? Or, a great business idea that you certainly believe will result in massive success? You shared it with your family and friends, and they all shrugged their shoulders. They doubted the idea, and they do not trust your ability to pursue it. You then question yourself. Why can you think of a wonderful idea and do not have the will to work on it? Why don’t they support you?

But dreams are dreams, and goals are goals. We all have them in our hearts and minds. We should not be holding back from reaching the peak of success. If you have Self-doubt in your business can hold you back from your goals been trying to achieve your dreams but feeling defeated even haven’t yet started, then it’s time to gain your own power.

Tips On How To Pursue Your Dreams When No One Else Believes In You

We are the ones who are responsible for our own happiness. The moment we listen to the voices telling negative things about us — that we are not capable, or that we are hopeless- we are giving them the power to destroy that happiness. We feed our fears and late that we know, we are ruining our own dreams.

The following are effective tips to pursue your dreams even people are not believing in you:

# Believe in yourself

The belief in ourselves is the most powerful armour we can have against the judgments, the criticisms, the gossips, and the negative things other people may thinking about us. It’s our values that define us. If we love ourselves as we are, we will have that confidence within us. There should be love, gratitude, and compassion to yourself because these attitudes will help you become stronger. You will not be easily affected by negativity if you believe in yourself and in your capabilities.

# Hold on to your dreams

Your dreams will serve as the anchor to your present and your desired future. So, why would give them up? When no one seems to believe in your dreams, that is the time when you should prove that those dreams are possible. Do not let your dreams vanish and just die. When everybody tempted you to surrender without fighting, stand for what you believe in. Treasure your dreams and fight for them.

# Utilize your skills and talents

One of the most fulfilling parts of your living is to know who you truly are. This is also a way to evaluate your skills, talents, and abilities. When you know all those, that is the time that you can utilize them to make all your ideas possible. So, how can you do that?

You can take a personality test — that’s to know which avenue you are good at.

Ask the people close to you about the best and worst qualities you have.

Think of the things you are passionate about when you were still a child.

Find out what makes you strong.

What inspires you most? That will help you to become more motivated.

Write a journal as your reference about yourself.

Once you know your skills and the things you’re good at, you can then apply them to the best of your capabilities.

# Learn from your mistakes

Your last mistake can be your greatest teacher, as the famous saying goes. We all commit bad decisions at some times of our life. But those should not define the whole personality of us. Time and experience can teach us the most valuable lessons that we can use in achieving our goals.

However, there are people who keep on repeating the same mistakes. To move forward in life, you must learn how to learn from those mistakes and apply them to your daily living. Think and reflect on everything you do:

Here are some ways you can do:

1. Don’t be afraid to acknowledge your mistakes. Accept the errors, and be responsible for it.

2. Dare yourself to ask tough questions.

3. Formulate a plan on how you will solve the problems brought by that mistake.

4. List down the reasons why you should not make the same mistake again. That will serve as your reminder.

5. Do not settle yourself on those mistakes. Make a way to fix it or evade repeating it. Move forward to reach your dreams.

#Embrace your vulnerability

We all have a part of us that is vulnerable. We cry we lose, we fail, we lost motivation at some points in our life. But, vulnerability should not be a sign of weakness and failure. It can be utilized as your strength and turn it into a more powerful weapon to succeed. Your weakness can be your reason to keep ongoing.

We all have the reasons why we aim to achieve something. It can be for our family’s sake, for career growth, or even self-actualization. We need to get out of our comfort zone, be weak sometimes, and defy those negative things thrown to us.

When you learn to embrace your vulnerability, you can become fearless to do things you think are impossible. You will then create the perspective that it’s fine to make mistakes. What’s important is how you learn from those mistakes and became more responsible in the end.

Of course, we need to be honest with ourselves first. Recognize that we are humans, and we can sometimes go beyond the limit or unable to get started easily. Learn to accept that not everything will go well as how we expect them to be.

#Turn your doubts into strengths

Self-doubt is a plague that can hold you back from your dreams and goals. Do not let doubts to drain your emotional and mental energy. Doubts in yourself will affect your overall performance and you will not be able to face the challenges the world will give you. When you let doubts to thrive inside you, you will lose touch of yourself. Learn to trust the whole YOU, that you can be capable of what you can think of. Turn your doubts to strengths, and use them to help you get focused on the road you should take towards success.

#Pray

Prayer is the most powerful conversation in the world. When you pray, you become stronger, because you believe that no matter what life brings, you can handle them well.

Taking action is still the final step in pursuing your dreams. This is one way of silencing the voices around you telling you that you won’t succeed. When you pursue your dreams, it’s not convincing others to recognize your potentials. It’s about you, making the most life to achieve your full potential.

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Jonny James

Ergonomic Sales Expert/Writer at Anthrodesk.ca - a standing desk retailer in Canada. | Sharing tips about productivity, success, motivation, and ergonomics.