How to Build Confidence
Posted By lailah on January 5, 2009
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How to build confidence takes conscious effort. Depending and reacting on outside sources to raise your confidence can backfire. If you do something good, you’ll feel good. As soon as you make a mistake, you’ll feel down. Having sincere love and believing you’re a worthy human being is the key to success.
Levels of confidence may vary in different areas of your life. You may be self assured in your current job, but need some help starting your new business.
Think about which area of your life you’d like to start building self confidence and utilize the tips below to change it.
Fake it
Fake it ’til you make it. Walk into a room like you belong even if you’re completely nervous. The more you pretend the more you’ll begin to believe it’s true. Additionally, others will believe it as well.
Digging
Many times we have irrational fears. Dig deeper into your fear until you get to the bottom. What’s the worst that would happen if you started a business and it didn’t pan out? You lose money and time. Money can be replaced and the lessons learned can guide you in future ventures. Get to the bottom of your fear and find the solution. You’ll realize things can work out and your fear isn’t so bad. Take some time out of your day to meditate and look within.
Don’t be Too Hard on Yourself
We don’t give ourselves enough credit. We’re always trying to do better and be the best. Don’t dwell over the mishaps. It happens so gather yourself and get going to the next step towards success.
Affirmations
Use your self doubt to create a positive affirmation. If you think you can’t succeed then repeat to yourself the opposite, “I am a success. Everything I try I succeed in.” Say it until you believe it.
Don’t Compare Yourself with Others
The only person you should compare yourself with is yourself. Are you progressing in your life? Are you growing and becoming a better person today than you were a year ago? You can’t base your success by the standards of others. It doesn’t work.
Positive Self Talk
As soon as you hear negative self speak sneaking up on you, stop it in its tracks. Quickly replace it with a positive affirmation. If you doubt your ability to finish a project, you won’t even start! Don’t let that little annoying voice in your head get the best of you. People who know how to build confidence agree it’s something that begins on the inside. Keep the mental negative chatter away.
Don’t Give Up
Aim for the sky and don’t stop until you get there. Exhaust all your options before you call it quits. Give it your best shot and keep at it. Believe in yourself. After I came up with the idea for this website, I was fortunate enough to discover Site Build It which guided me into developing it. I kept at it until I reached success, and I even created a second website which is going well.
Get Healthy
If you look good on the outside and feel healthy, your confidence levels will rise. It isn’t about winning a beauty pageant, but it is about being healthy and feeling good about yourself.
Use these techniques for learning how to build confidence and see your self esteem begin to rise!
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lailah
I'm a Reiki Master-Teacher, Advanced Theta Healer, and creator of sites on spiritual healing and empowerment...including this one. That's me, how about you?
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