Power Tips on Building Self Confidence

By Jordan R. Masten


Self-confidence is a critical mix in the brewing of success in life. It means assurance and poise. The opposite of it include timidity and insecurity.Self-assurance and poise are the marks of someone with sure steps. It is only those who know where they are going that can step out with self-assurance and poise.Conversely timid and insecure people hardly know where they are going and they step out with unsure steps and are fearful, knowing not where to go.

Some tips on building self confidence are discussed below.Focus on plus points.Try not to bring negative thoughts in your mind. Do not hanker for what is not possible. Try to pay more attention towards your plus points. Everyone has some or the other weakness but it should not stop them from moving ahead. Just do not keep thinking about that weakness, it will lower your self confidence. Make a list of things that you are good at and try to focus more on them. Try to set goals for yourself.

Do not set goals that cannot be achieved. Step by step you will win the race, do not try to be hasty. It is seen that many have the habit of comparing themselves with others which results in dissatisfaction. Do not compare yourself with others as everyone is different and they may not have the talents that you possess. So set goals for yourself and try to achieve them. You should try to compete with yourself, this will let you increase your limit and help you to move forward in life.

Courage,Courage also means audacity. Audacity refers to the boldness and the nerve to do what you must do. We all have some inherent fears about venturing out. There are several fear factors but the three core fears are fear of failure, fear of rejection and fear of success. Fear cripples the best ideas. Fear hinders progress. Courage comes when your need to be the best salesman overshadows your fear of failure, fear of rejection and fear of success. At this point you key into the realm of self leadership which involves knowing what needs to be done and going ahead to doing it regardless of the challenges you face. You have that boldness to do the very next thing critical to building your self-confidence which is take action.

Appreciate others.Appreciating others is another way of building self confidence. By appreciating others and remembering all the good things that have happened to you, you will be improving your outlook. Always try to start your day by being grateful for whatever you have and you will be glad to see that your whole day will be great.

Action emboldens the actor. There is an irrevocable law about getting - it is giving. The more you give of yourself into a good cause you believe in, the more you get for yourself and the more confident you become in the overall. "As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live," Johann von Goethe, the supreme genius of German literature, said, and to build self confidence, you must trust yourself; that's it. As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. To build self confidence you must be true to yourself. No one can give you self confidence. Confidence is an internal gratification, of which only you can award. You can build self confidence by following these 5 simple tips.

Tip: Don't get hooked on a fad diet to lose weight fast.There's an association guilt factor, because; when people backslide, they have a propensity to eat 'comfort food' advertised on TV. Yeah, they get real comfortable; and they get fatter too.Dieting quite often sways your subconscious mind to continue to make unhealthy choices. And, you don't want to get too fat; because you might pop--or at least your heart could.

Write a Journal of All Successes. Record every success you have, big or small in a journal and look back on that success when you start to feel your confidence slipping. This journal is your pep talk to help remind yourself how to build self confidence. In this journal include your thoughts about the achievement before and after. Also, record a reward you gave yourself for a job well done and ensure all of your successes have a reward that you give yourself. For example, if the objective is to get a job, you getting the job is not the reward. You need to celebrate completing the objective successfully.

Before You Make Any Decision, Ask Yourself What You Want The best advice you need to learn how to build self confidence is you need to control yourself to control your destiny. Do not let anyone pressure you or persuade you to make any decision. Even if you agree, you need to take a step back, take a breath, look at the facts objectively and ask yourself, what do you want?

Practice, practice and more practice. You have heard that practice makes perfect well it is really critical for giving you the confidence to succeed at something. Once you take in the knowledge you need then work on practicing the steps to achieving it. There may be certain parts that you can do easily and then there will be other areas that you need to work at before you have the right skill level for you success.These 3 steps combined together can really help you along in your endeavor to increase your level of self-confidence. Remember do not give up on the first few times of trying to do something. It will take some time to get you to the skill level to succeed. Also the more you do this in everything you do the better level of self-esteem you will have. Then you this will help to inspire and motivate you to do more things that are important to you. I know it really made a difference in my life and for my family.




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