I Don't Believe You... #346
I Don't Believe You... #346
There’s a powerful scene in the movie Walk the Line that highlights the strength of belief. Johnny Cash auditions in front of Sam Phillips, hoping to secure a record deal. Mr. Phillips stops the band and says, “I don’t believe it. I don’t believe you.” He then says, “Let’s bring it home. If you were hit by a truck and lying in the gutter and had time to sing one song before you became dirt, what would it be? If you had one song that could let God know what you felt about your time on earth, what would it be?” What would yours be?
He then said, “If you want people to believe in what you’re singing, then you need to believe in yourself while you’re singing it.” In response, Johnny sings a song that he had written that no one had ever heard. Sure, he could have tried to sing the previous song with more heart, but in the end, it wasn’t his. It wouldn’t have convinced Mr. Phillips anyway. What follows is both transformative and legendary because, for the first time, Johnny believes in himself and sings the words of his song with conviction. And the rest is history.
That moment changed the course of Johnny Cash’s legacy forever. He stepped away from his past by committing to one song that convinced Mr. Phillips to record the album. It’s time to start believing in yourself like Johnny Cash did, because there’s an audience that’s waiting for you to.
Now, I understand that it’s easier to believe in someone or something instead of ourselves. For example, a customer must believe in both the product they’re purchasing and the company selling it. A boss should believe in their employees to do a job, and the employees need to believe in the boss for the direction of the company. It’s difficult to believe in ourselves, though, especially when we hold limiting beliefs about ourselves or harbor past failures. But if you can break away from what’s stopping you and fully believe in yourself, then you will change the trajectory of your life.
Maybe today’s the day you write your one song, one phrase, or one mantra that will be so evident in the way you live it that you will be remembered for generations. It’s time to take control of your legacy and start writing as if your life depended on it, ‘cause you never know.
Write the lyrics to one “song” that sums you up to make others believe you?
Write the lyrics to one “song” that permits others to believe in themselves because you did?
Write the lyrics to one “song” that you would sing to God about the life you have lived on earth so far?
Allow yourself to be authentic or vulnerable. No need to copy someone else, because your true legacy only comes from the real you, and only you determines how it will be remembered. Second, believe that you’ve been created for a reason and have a message that needs to be told. Third, make it your goal to change people’s minds from I don’t believe you to I believe in you by writing your song, and don’t be afraid to sing it. There’s a great legacy waiting to be lived by you, so let the words come out already.
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