5 Steps for Building Self-Confidence
Copyright 2005 Arina Nikitina
Self-confidence is an all important trait you need to
acquire in today's fast-paced world. For one thing, you
must have confidence in yourself first to earn the
confidence and respect of others.
The following strategies may be useful to overcome such
self-conquering thought habits. Consider these steps as the
building blocks for greater confidence in any aspect of
your life.
1. Concentrate on your strengths rather than on your
weaknesses.
Confidence comes from within. You have to concentrate on
the positive things about yourself. Remember the past is
over; you can only change the future. Write down ten
positive things about yourself.
Concentrate on your potentials. These are the reasons you
should love yourself and have high self-confidence in
yourself. Give yourself credit for every positive thing you
have written about yourself. Remember, you’re somebody
special.
2. Remind yourself of past successes.
Confidence builds on past success. Because you had success
before, you can (and will) have it once more. We strengthen
our confidence in any interest when we remind or review
ourselves of past successes.
If you are trying to develop confidence in a new aspect,
past success can still be useful in strengthening our
confidence. For instance, if you had success in doing
something new in the past, recall those experiences when
trying something else new – even if it is in a completely
different part of your life.
3. Take risks.
Try doing things that you’ve never tried before. It’s
always a little bit of a challenge in doing new things and
just the act of accepting these challenges, some little and
some big, whether we are successful or not, frequently
improves our self-confidence.
Approach new experiences as opportunities to learn instead
of occasions to win or lose. Doing so brings you new
opportunities and can improve your sense of
self-acceptance. Not doing so turns every possibility into
an opportunity for failure, and inhibits self-growth.
4. Use self-talk.
Use self-talk as an opportunity to contradict destructive
beliefs. Then, remind yourself to “stop” and replace more
realistic assumptions. For example, if you catch yourself
expecting perfection, tell yourself that you can’t do
everything perfectly, that it’s only possible to try to do
things and to try to do them well. This also allows you to
accept yourself while still working to improve.
5. Visualize your future success.
Corporate executives, Olympic athletes, and successful
people in all types of undertakings see future success.
Confidence will increase when we visualize ourselves
succeeding. Think about it. If you know you will succeed,
your confidence will soar, right?
Seeing future success does that very thing for us. Our
minds cannot distinguish the difference between something
real and something vividly imagined. So vividly visualize
your success. What will it look like, smell like, taste
like, and feel like to have succeeded? Who will be with
you, what will you be hearing and where will you be? How
will you be feeling at that instant? Placing this much
vivid detail into your mind increases the likelihood of
success, and supports greater confidence!
Apply these steps in your daily life and your confidence
will soar!
About the Author:
Arina Nikitina is the author of “Boost Your Confidence”
ebook. To build up courage, improve your relationships, and
live the life you want with unshakable confidence visit:
http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/confidence/
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