The age old saying “you get what you deserve” has a major missing caveat. In order to get what you deserve you must input effort towards that result, and one does not input unless they believe they will receive an equal or greater output. As such in order to achieve what you deserve, you must believe you can attain it, for only then will you provide the input which allows you to receive the output.

If you do not believe you should have something, you will not attain it. If you believe you deserve something, and I mean truly believe, then you will naturally put yourself in a place to receive it.