All of us have had setbacks, disappointments, and some failures in our lives.
When we were children, sometimes when we made an error or mistake, we were met with great emotional intensity, more so than with some of our successes.
As a result, the brain most easily remembers events that were accomplished by strong negative emotions, and underappreciates the number of successes we have had because they were not met with many emotions.
So, the best way to counteract this is to consciously focus on and celebrate your successes.
Research has shown many times that the more you acknowledge your past successes, the more confident you will become in successfully accomplishing new ones.
So this is why, again, I say keep a celebration log where you can write down your successes and the wins that you’ve had on a daily basis, so that we can counteract those negative experiences and move toward opportunities and bigger things.