If You Include These 5 Habits In Your
Life, You Can Hugely Boost Your Confidence
The way we
view ourselves tells a lot about how much confidence we have. If we are
confident in ourselves, the opinion of what others think is not as important to
pursuing our personal goals. If we lack confidence, it is easier to let someone
else talk us out of pursuing a dream.
While it
is true that surrounding ourselves with positive people is a benefit, what
really matters is how much we trust in our own abilities to find our own sense
of happiness and success. If we do not believe in ourselves, it is unlikely we
can achieve our personal best.
1. Build your Confidence
Reaching
for uplifting, positive reading and visual material is one way to increase your
sense of self-confidence. Ruminating on a positive quote, internalizing a
positive message (“I can do anything I put my mind to”) are just two examples
of how you can build your own confidence.
Not all of
life’s best gifts can be purchased off a shelf. Bringing ourselves to the table
where building takes place is important. Sitting still and doing the mental
work to change self-doubt into self-confidence is important.
2. Reject the Doubt of Other People
Also known as “haters,” doubters are people
who have no faith and little confidence in our ability to succeed. They also
secretly wish they had our desires, dreams and abilities to succeed.
Rejecting the doubt of others can be
difficult because sometimes these are the people who are closest to us. But, we
have to be able to dismiss their negative comments in order to build our own
sense of confidence. Without this skill, we are likely to remain stuck.
Here is an idea: don’t share your dreams with
them at all.
3. Say No and Mean it
Do you ever hear a request and want to say no
but say yes instead? The “why” we say yes is not as important as the fact that
we are denying ourselves our own truths. This request represents something we
do not want to do. It does not make us an evil witch to say no. In fact,
it makes us a confidence protector of our personal resources of time, money and
energy.
Saying no is another way to cultivate
confidence because we are sending a clear message: “What I want for me at this
moment is not to do what you are asking of me.” There is nothing wrong with
that. In fact, it is one way to demonstrate self-care by confidently standing
up for our right to protect our own resources of time, money and energy.
4. Dress to Impress Yourself
It has been said that clothes make the
person. But the truth is, clothing has both a symbolic meaning and becomes a
physical experience. What really matters is what does an article of clothing
mean to you and how, if at all, can it increase your self-confidence and
display your sense of self-awareness? If sweat pants make you feel like you are
in control of your destiny because you are self-employed and work from home,
then wear them. But if a suit is more to your liking, then wear that.
Putting the clothes on and expressing
ourselves physically to the world is a sign of confidence. So, confidently wear
your clothing to symbolize your own sense of confidence.
5. Celebrate Past Victories
Do you have a pile of cards people have sent
you over the years? Chances are, those cards say nice things about you. Do you
have a few cherished accomplishments you enjoy bringing to the front of your
memory? We can groom a higher sense of self-confidence by celebrating our past
triumphs. It is one way to honor the strengths we possess.
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