C7 FAMILY
7/26/26
#13 - BELIEVE
SOMETHING I'VE HEARD SINCE BEFORE I EVEN BEGAN MY CREATIVE JOURNEY IS THAT THE KEY TO SUCCESS IS BELIEVING IN YOURSELF. WE SEE THESE CREATIVES THAT OOZE CONFIDENCE TO THE POINT WHERE IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT THEY HAD TO DO TO GET TO THAT LEVEL. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR SOMEONE TO GENERATE THIS ENERGY FROM SCRATCH, AND MOST PEOPLE WHO SEEM LIKE THEY WERE ALMOST BORN WITH IT ARE USUALLY A PRODUCT OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. MYSELF INCLUDED, THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED IN THEM, OR AT LEAST WANTED TO INSTILL THIS FEELING IN THEIR HEARTS. THIS IS WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DAY ONE SUPPORTERS IN YOUR HEART AND MIND, SINCE THEIR ENERGY IS A MAJOR PART OF THE REASON YOU ARE WHERE YOU ARE TODAY. IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, I’VE BEGUN TO FULLY REALIZE THE IMPACT OF THIS, AND I ATTRIBUTE MY CONFIDENCE IN MY OWN WORK TO THIS IDEA. THIS IS ALSO WHY I BELIEVE SPREADING LOVE IS SO IMPORTANT, SINCE YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA THE GENUINE IMPACT IT CAN HAVE ON THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERYONE GETS THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING SUPPORTERS EARLY ON IN THEIR LIFE. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THIS, WE MUST LEARN TO BECOME OUR OWN BIGGEST SUPPORTER, SINCE THE ONLY PERSON WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE WITH US IS OURSELVES. AT THE END OF THE DAY, NO MATTER WHO YOU THINK IS ON YOUR TEAM AND ISN’T GOING TO LEAVE YOU, REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE ACTIONS OF OTHERS. IF YOU BUILD YOUR ENTIRE VALIDATION SYSTEM OFF OF THE PRAISES OF OTHERS, WHEN THOSE PEOPLE NO LONGER GIVE YOU THE FLOWERS YOU’RE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE, YOUR CONFIDENCE CAN DISINTEGRATE INTO THIN AIR. ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET USED TO THIS TREATMENT, THE SWITCH UP CAN BE JARRING. IT CAN FEEL INCREDIBLY UNCOMFORTABLE AT FIRST, BUT I PROMISE YOU THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FEELING TO FEEL. IT IS POSSIBLE TO TRANSMIT THE ENERGY FROM THIS FEELING INTO A POSITIVE FORM THAT CAN ACTUALLY MAKE YOU STRONGER THAN YOU WERE BEFORE.
ADAPTING TO THIS FEELING CAN BECOME A SUPER POWER MOVING FORWARD, SINCE IT ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR EXTERNAL VALIDATION. UNDERSTANDING THE UNRELIABLE NATURE OF EXTERNAL VALIDATION POINTS YOU IN THE DIRECTION OF INTERNAL VALIDATION, THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR BELIEVING IN YOURSELF. PLACING MORE EMPHASIS ON HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT SOMETHING AS OPPOSED TO OTHERS ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME THE TRUE JUDGE OF THE QUALITY OF YOUR WORK. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW YOUR PROGRESSION IN A MUCH MORE REALISTIC LIGHT THAT IS MOSTLY UNAFFECTED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. I'VE FOUND THAT IT HELPS YOU JUDGE YOUR OWN CREATIONS FOR WHAT THEY ARE: A CONTINUATION OF YOUR ENTIRE BODY OF WORK. REGARDLESS OF HOW ONE THING YOU CREATED MAY LOOK COMPARED TO EVERYTHING ELSE YOU’VE DONE, ONLY YOU KNOW WHAT WENT INTO THAT CREATION, SO ONLY YOU CAN SEE THE TRUE VALUE IN IT. THIS IS WHY YOUR FEELINGS TOWARDS IT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT: IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN IT, HOW CAN YOU EXPECT ANYONE ELSE TO, AND ON THE CONTRARY, IF YOU DO BELIEVE IN IT, WHETHER OR NOT OTHERS DO BECOMES IRRELEVANT. NO ONE CAN TELL YOU TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, ONLY YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT YOU TRULY DO. BUT I WILL ALSO SAY, NO ONE BUT YOU KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO GET YOU TO THIS MOMENT, SO DON’T UNDERESTIMATE YOUR POWER JUST BECAUSE OTHERS DO.
-CAMERON CAMPBELL CRAIG