A True Self-Motivation Story: How Unwavering Inner Belief Leads to Business Success

My Favorite Self-Motivation Story

I was a student at the philology department, majoring in journalism. As part of my internship — or maybe by that point I was already working hard at a local newspaper, I don’t remember exactly — I went to interview a woman who owned the most fashionable home goods store in our small town. And when I asked how she had achieved all of this, she said something that completely transformed my understanding of inner motivation and planted a seed in my mind — something to hold onto when the path toward your goals gets hard.

The Power of Self-Belief: Heels at the Cafeteria Counter

She told me: I graduated from a food industry vocational college, and they sent me to work at an ordinary factory canteen — on the serving line. But I knew I was made for something greater. So every single day, I came to work wearing heels. I stood there at the counter, my feet aching terribly, but that was my plan and my belief. A year later, I became the director of that canteen. And a couple of years after that, I opened my own business.