This is why: We know we can do it because of how we did it. Can you picture not having to put in any effort at all? Getting all you want is simple? Do you think your enjoyment for life would be the same? It does sound excellent, but consider this idea carefully. When you think about it, the question is both intriguing and a complete MIND BENDER. So, here is what science has to say. Your belief system is the only thing that determines how you approach life.

I'd like to propose taking a moment to consider your personal convictions. Additionally, remember that you do have the ability to alter any one of them. Therefore, the best ones to let go of today are the ones that aren't allowing you to live the life you want. What I mean is this. Let's say you think life is HARD! So be it, as it will eventually happen. Every choice you make will be motivated by a lack of EASE, and you'll find life to be challenging. Business life will be challenging. Your marriage will experience hardship. At the gym, life will be difficult. It will be difficult to process everything you do through your mental filters.

This frequently occurs when women and money are involved. People who haven't figured out how to make a lot of money frequently struggle to establish their voice and don't have a strong point of view. This results in uncertainty and erratic behaviour, which inevitably yields erratic feelings and outcomes. How then do you achieve your goals in life? You take a risk and accomplish something new, seeing it through to completion. You see, the millions of various decisions you make during your life all depend on a small number of straightforward truths that you refer to as REAL! Because there are so many mental systems that have been found, there are multiple paths that can lead to the same conclusion.

1. Defying social expectations

Most female business owners who have attended networking events can relate to this scenario: You walk into a crowded seminar and can count the number of women there on one hand. When women entrepreneurs talk business with primarily male executives, it can be unnerving. In this sort of situation, women may feel as though they need to adopt a stereotypically “male” attitude toward business: competitive, aggressive and sometimes harsh. But successful female CEOs believe that remaining true to yourself and finding your own voice are the keys to rising above preconceived expectations. “Be yourself, and have confidence in who you are,” said Hilary Genga, founder and CEO of Trunkettes. “You made it to where you are through hard work and perseverance, but most importantly, you’re there. Don’t conform yourself to a man’s idea of what a leader should look like.”

2. Owning your accomplishments

The communal, consensus-building qualities encouraged in young girls can leave women unintentionally downplaying their own worth. Molly MacDonald, founder and CEO of The Mobile Locker Co., a startup that provides personal storage for events, said she has always found it difficult to convey her own value as a leader. “When I talk about the company … I always find myself saying ‘we’ instead of ‘I,'” MacDonald said. “Using the first person to discuss successes feels to me as if I’m bragging, and I cannot shake the idea that if someone knows it’s just me in control, the value of what we do will go down. As I grow the business, I am making an effort to own what I’ve accomplished.”

3. Balancing business and family life

Parent entrepreneurs have dual responsibilities to their businesses and to their families; finding ways to devote time to both is key to achieving that elusive work-life balance, said Genga. For Michelle Garrett of Garrett Public Relations, finding this balance meant leaving a corporate job and starting her own consulting business before her first child was born. “I knew that if I had continued working in the corporate world … I would have had to make a lot of choices I didn’t want to make,” said Garrett. “I do think the culture of work is shifting to allow women more flexibility, which is a good thing. But working for yourself will probably always allow more freedom than working for someone else

4. Accessing funding

Not all startup founders look for investors to help get their businesses off the ground, but those who do know how difficult the pitching process can be. Raising capital is even more difficult for women-owned businesses. A 2014 Babson College report found that less than 3% of companies with venture capital funding had female CEOs. Bonnie Crater, president and CEO of Full Circle Insights, said venture capitalists tend to invest in startups run by people of their own “tribe.” For example, a Stanford-educated investor will want to back a Stanford alum’s business. This means that VC firms with female partners are more likely to invest in women-run startups. According to the Babson report, however, that accounts for only 6% of U.S. firms. Crater recommends that women looking for business investors should build confidence through a great team and business plan. Investors typically look for businesses that can grow their valuation to more than $1 billion, Crater said. “Think about how to do that. If you have experts on your founding team that can execute the business [operations] well, investors will have confidence in those people. [You also] need a good product-market fit.” Another way to overcome this issue is to get more female investors to support one another, said Felena Hanson, founder of the Hera Hub coworking space for female entrepreneurs. According to Hanson, groups like hers are “looking to not only inspire and encourage female investors, but to grow and support other female entrepreneurs through both funding and strategic educational workshops.”