Like true survivors they reconstruct their lives and scale the peaks of success. Ups and downs, successes and failures, happiness and sadness, ecstasy and despair, poverty and riches do matter, but only up to a point. If the person's belief in himself is shaky, he would be unable to grasp the richness of his life's experiences. On the contrary, if an individual is armed with a staunch belief in his convictions not only can he survive the worst tempests but also turn the tide and create a niche for himself. Most important, he can give himself another chance to correct and re-do the wrongs and evolve as a more complete person.
Psychoanalysts feel that it is belief which gives conviction to a thought.
The best warriors move self assuredly into the battlefield armed with the knowledge that it is practically impossible to be defeated by an opponent and he has made up his mind that he is going to win. A person who is equipped with this unwavering belief in himself is a rare individual. He does not believe in playing games or thrashing out manipulative strategies to get the better of his detractors. He does not get threatened but shares his knowledge, skills and secrets with others never fearing that they would steal the thunder from him and sideline him. Since he is realistic about his strengths and weaknesses, he takes pragmatic decisions.