Well, what is essential about you? And who are those who have helped you become the person that you are? Anyone who has ever graduated from a college, anyone who has ever been able to sustain a good work, has had at least one person and often many who have believed in him or her. We just don't get to be competent human beings without a lot of different investments from others.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Competence and personal growth depend on support and belief from others.
- In plain terms
- We need other people to believe in us to become capable.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge the people who invested in your growth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who believed in you when you doubted yourself?
- How can you invest in someone else today?
Another view
Some people succeed without direct external support due to internal resilience or self-teaching.
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