The next step is to take action. From here on out, it is up to you.

Don’t set limits on yourself because you are lacking in some area that you believe is crucial to your career.

Finish what you start. Seeming something through to completion whether it is a hit or not, fills you with a sense of pride that nothing else will. If when faced with adversity, you get discouraged and ditch your plans, that is a drain on your confidence.

Hang out with positive people. Spending all your time with struggling people is not healthy. Look for supportive people who believe in you and want to help. Then let them. Hitch yourself up to those who have already made it and let them take you along for the ride, then unhitch when you feel ready to go it alone.

Feed your self esteem a steady diet of positive affirmations instead of that junk food you have been choking on all thes years.  When the story you tell yourself about yourself is filled with ‘i can do this’,  ‘i know i have talent’,  ‘no matter what, i will manage’,  ‘i deserve to be able to create work that i love and be well paid of’ you have a better chance to make it.

Visualize yourself making it.  Make a clear picture of what you want, then focus your energy on that image.

Reward yourself. It has helped me to pay attention to what went right and to celebrate some of my small victories. Try giving yourself an award for doing something right, even if nobody else noticed. Celebrate your success with a victory party or a prize.

Free associate without passing judgment on some of the highlights of your past. Write, draw, paint, cut out pictures from magazines to make a visual story of your past accomplishments. Try to include as many things as possible. WHen you are done and feel as though you got them all, sit back and smile as you look on in pride at all that you have done in your life.