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InspirEmail No 336 - March 2019 - Your Own Best Friend
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Your Own Best Friend

Most people report that they do not usually feel confident. But exciting things can happen when we actually believe in ourselves. Here is a man who believed in his own ability even as a boy, and that confidence helped shape his adult life.

At the turn of the 20th century, a young boy quit school to help with the family expenses. When he was fifteen, he became interested in automobiles and worked in a garage. He subscribed to a correspondence home study course on automobiles and, after a long day in the garage, studied at the kitchen table by lamplight.

When he felt ready, he walked into the Oscar Lear Automobile Company of Columbus, Ohio. When Mr. Frayer, one of the partners, noticed him, he asked . . . 'Well, what do you want?'

'I just thought I'd tell you I'm coming to work here tomorrow morning,' the boy replied.

'Oh! Who hired you?'

'Nobody yet, but I'll be on the job in the morning. If I'm not worth anything, you can fire me.' (Try that in today's market!)

Early the next morning the young man returned to the plant. Noticing the floor was thick with metal shavings and accumulated dirt and grease, the boy got a broom and shovel and set to work cleaning the place.

Because of his self-confidence and work ethic, Eddie Rickenbacker's future was almost predictable. He went on to excel in many fields, including automobile racing, piloting World War 1 planes and founding what was to become one of America's largest airline companies - Eastern Airlines.

There is no magic bullet to instantly become a self-confident person. But it begins with one of the most important relationships in your life - your relationship with yourself. People who become more confident work on that relationship. They habitually encourage themselves. They become their own best friend.

Ask yourself this question . . . 'If I had a friend who talked to me like I sometimes talk to myself, would I want to spend a lot of time with that person?' Listen to the things you say to yourself. Are you encouraging or are you critical? Do you say things to yourself that build your self-confidence, or do you nit-pick at your faults? You just might be spending a lot of time every day with a person you'd never choose as a friend. And if so, you are most likely eroding your self-confidence.

Without confidence, you are not likely to move far in the direction of your dreams. But when you learn to actively encourage yourself, you can become your own best friend. And when that happens, almost anything will be possible.

Written by Steve Goodier
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