Explaining Successes

Explaining Successes:

When was the last time you accomplished something great and said, “Yeah but….?” When we discount our successes by discrediting ourselves, it is a way of keeping them out of our reach. Essentially, explaining successes to ourselves in ways that fail to acknowledge our part in them, or take credit where it is due, reinforces a pattern of negating our efforts. Each time we reach a goal, we will not allow ourselves to feel as though this accomplishment is part of our character, instead seeing it as somehow outside of ourselves, or unlike us. We may feel as though successes are not something that happens to us, or describes who we are. Clearly, when we feel this way, we will have trouble internalizing our successes, and not see ourselves as successful people. In terms of reaching our goals, this belief will get in our way every time. In order to reach our goals, we have to see ourselves as successful people, especially when it come to weight loss. As we all know, losing weight is not easy, and takes a commitment that outlasts our fears. But in order to be successful at weight loss, we have to see ourselves as successful people. This belief only comes from recognizing our successes as part of ourselves. So the next time you reach a goal, stop and remind yourself that you did this!