We all know The Little Engine That Could—“I think I can, I think I can.” But what about when we don’t think we can? That’s where the voices around us matter most. We need someone to say “I think you can”…and we need to trust their trust just enough to make the first move. That one move can change the entire trajectory of a life.

As Zig Ziglar put it: “A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could.”

And here’s the truth: when someone else has faith in me, I don’t want to let them down. Their belief pushes me to rise.