believe in yourself

Trust your abilities

Believe in yourself is an exhortation to have confidence in your own abilities and worth.

The phrase appears constantly in motivational contexts—graduation speeches, self-help books, sports pep talks: You have to believe in yourself before anyone else will.

It can sound earnest or clichéd depending on delivery.

Related

inner strength · inner voice · determination · trust the process · empowerment · resilience · never give up · self-worth · doubt · mirror · affirmation · fearless · bold · dream · follow your heart · persevere · capable · worthy

Categories
Opposites
self-confidence

believe in yourselfself-doubt

Uncertainty about oneself

self-distrust · self-loathing · low self-esteem · self-deprecation · insecurity

locus of trust

believe in yourselfpeople-pleasing

Excessive accommodation of others

validation-seeking · codependency

agency and action

believe in yourselfdefeatism

Acceptance of inevitable failure

resignation · learned helplessness · throw in the towel · accept defeat · self-sabotage

Family

believe, yourself, belief, believer, believers, beliefs, believable, unbelievable, believably

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G