Start with "a will."

Not for a catastrophe, just for the small, sharp inconveniences that seem to wait in the doorway: the awkward conversation, the delayed reply, the task you do not want to start.

Then there are other days when a single shared joke suddenly makes you feel lighter, almost weightless, like someone quietly took ten years off your shoulders.

The motivational quote about self-belief by Orison Swett Marden touches on something people across cultures have felt: the quiet power of how we see ourselves.

We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out. by Orison Swett Marden