Why believing in yourself is actually holding you back 

Believing in yourself puts a lot of focus on the ego, huh? I am an ESL teacher but after I was certified, it was hard finding students. I kept saying, "i just want to be be an English teacher. I know I can do it!" but the striving tired me. So, instead I started saying, "I AM an English teacher, I'm just waiting for students." And the burden of believing in myself was lifted 😌

Everytime I watch one of your videos i feel pure bliss and calmness, thanks george sir! 🤍

Walt Whitman said, “I exist as I am, that is enough.” What could be truer? Yet, the world has indoctrinated us otherwise. Sad, but true. Thank you for sharing your understanding with us. You’re wonderful, George, and such a breath of fresh air from all the go-getting “entrepreneurs” of the younger generations.

Very very nice words sir🙏🙏..Lots of love from an Indian ❤.Actually in our asian culture our relatives and friends often ask us about our future plans of establishment or something else.Because in their view, life is all about a purpose ,a goal... achieving something...."What will you do after college..?"-this is the typical question we get from our relatives .Their questions are always based on future or past... Actually a hunger to be unique ,to be somebody is praised all over the world...I think there is no need for you to prove yourself unique because nature has already created you unique....you are alive in this beautiful world... living and singing ...what more do you want🙏🙏🙏... always live now...in this very moment 😊😊

I love you bro. "Can you celebrate your uncarved form". Wonderful

Whenever i get a thought about whether i am happy or not, i usually answer to myself: "Sure, why not", and then continue doing whatever i was doing. Even if i am feeling sad, i still answer the same every time.

George, I have been following you for a couple of years now and I love all your videos.. May sound corny but when I need to return to myself, I recite the mantra "I am one with the Force and the Force is with me"

George another beautiful and profound, heartfelt video. Thank you for sharing your insight and this ancient wisdom with the world. You are a blessing to us all. Wishing you well

The "I Am" part is very interesting. That gets noted/mentioned often in Rupert Spira's "You Are the Happiness That You Are Seeking"

Loved this George, thank you for distilling this in such a short video. The wise self is the uncarved form, that which already knows without comprehending. Letting go is a key teaching here, we must do a thing only for the sake of doing it. If we are doing it as a means to an end, we lose the power of the Tao.

I officially became a Taoist today 😊

Thank you George. I have also found working with my internal environment, using the parts approach, to be incredibly powerful and liberating. Much love to everyone else on their healing journey ♥️

Thank you so much for this! So appropriate for me right now. Thank you for letting me know its okay to let go of the pressure of believing in myself!

Thank you for bringing your perspective. When reflecting about taoism lessons, my soul grows ❤

After watching several of your videos I remembered that in the Western world there is too much emphasis on the intellect part of mind, to the point that people live in their heads. Not only do we overthink with this monkey mind but when a challenge comes along, then we feel even more stress as we're already busy in our heads! In another video you'd talked about emptying yourself. To me it's more akin to letting go of energies that interfere with one's being. Thinking (intellect) is a tool that only needs to be engaged when analyzing or solving a problem. At all other times, just be in the moment. These philosophical nuggets remind us to experience life rather than live in a world of mini-movies in our heads. LOL You're on a genuine journey, brother. Appreciate your films and sharing your struggles and discoveries. Learning about the Tao from Lao Tsu, Qi Gong and Tai Chi is now on my list … well, Lao Tsu is long gone and I'm illiterate in Chinese so that puts Master Gu on my radar

This is the best thing I’ve ever heard!

Thank you for sharing this wisdom, I think it helps us all with remembering our peace.

Thank you for the message...your wisdom is amazing !!!

You have a very calming voice..............

Thank you George!

Love this George, thank you.

Beautiful ❤

Thank you ❤

Even within the destructive thoughts of comparison and hatred we can find some strength. Feeling not enough is longing to be happy ofcourse. We just learned to express it very confused (by an environment who only acknowledged us when we were 'enough', not being seen when we weren't that?)

When the whole is divided, the parts need names. There are already enough names. 🙏

Beautiful. So helpful. Thank you ❤

I respect that your faith is different than mine, but self belief and self acceptance are the catalysts for Shadow integration and the empowered state of moving energy in accordance with the personal Will. Those are tenets of my own faith and have helped me heal from trauma and move mountains in my life. But there are many ways to live and I wish you peace on your chosen path. I do love your videos!

your a lifesaver Bud thank You & the Divine

George, thank you 💚🍂

Very insightful indeed, thanks a lot for this sharing of wisdom!

Great work as always buddy!

Thank you! ♥️

Great video! 👍Thank you for sharing it this was a very powerful lesson with amazing insights. 💖

Another great video George, love it. ☯️🙏

Greetings from Wudangshan 🙏

Excellent Share George ✌💖 ☯️

Instead of "I am enough" think. "I AM!.......... ENOUGH!" I was lucky to take a class with film director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty) and he always had great witty quotes. His films always had a hidden magical message. Eventually, he made a documentary about his life which was really good. It's called "I AM"

It is so wonderful to see you release your self from the social exceptions internalised by the society you grow up!! I strongly recommend you to read a bit Chuang Tzu!! Rumi's poem is absolutely beautiful. I wonder if you would also be interested in reading some of the classic Chinese poems, especially those by Tao Yuan-ming?

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Great vídeo!❤ Hello from Brasil!

Love your words

Great video.

Loved this❤

Thank you George. I can't tell you how timely this video was - it was the teaching I desperately needed, at the moment I needed it most ☯...take care brother!

Talking leads to thinking I’d rather be still Still of body and mind Now I am fishing Soon I will be eating Then maybe a nap

i was going to subscribe to you until i realised i already had subscribed to you ages ago thank you keep up the good work

Very well spoken. I found this to be true in my journey as well. Thank you for sharing, and reminding.

So your point is that instead of fighting thoughts you should accept them and not trying to cover them with the act of believing in yourself

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Great video!! I love the pun you made around 1:00, Pu or poo actually does not make any difference if you ask Chuang Tzu!!

Hello George.. please help us by making a video of gods/God in taoism,, like is taoism a monotheistic religion or a polytheistic religion?.. I believe a video on that can be helpful to many me included since I've never found any easy to understand explanation on the internet regarding that

But Swami Vivekananda taught Absolute belief in Yourself? He was Eastern non-dualist philosopher. He said Self is God and God is Self. "Aham Brahmasmi" translated as "I am God".

I'm so confused. What are you saying? This doesn't make sense. Sounds like you don't understand what "believe in yourself" means. Which is why I'm confused bc it's about confidence.

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LIKE INSIDE THE SELF OUTSIDE OF THE SELF DOESN'T KNOW OTHERS OR SELF REALLY We live Most of the time Outside of the Self and Want to believe in the Darkness we are ok the way we are going? Granted we are blind and choices are what they are possibly However As George is Putting this the Ocean is the Chaos WE Blindly live in! How can I know You in the dark? And the Ocean moves on you know? So Become an Idiot Scramble your mind Like Eggs in a Pan and there you are the door to self moves on Knowing is Not Knowing Being is Born from Non Being Your Mind is Your mind NOT THE currents of the Ocean with the Complexities YOU are there TOO Your mind becomes Over Taxed so be a person with No Mind and Move on

Utter nonsense. Of course you should believe in yourself, that doesn't mean you'll lose the ability to be humble. Of course you should believe in yourself and others too. I don't understand why your advice tries to cancel the thought of trusting in yourself while also working on yourself and being humble.