Your Self-Confidence – Believe In You!
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Do you “Believe” in yourself?
Believing in yourself can open doors for you. People are likely to agree with your interpretation of your ability to handle situations. If you believe you can handle anything, others will too.
SELF-CONFIDENCE is having FAITH in yourself and your ability to handle whatever situations are presented to you.
At this point, you’ve succeeded in convincing not only yourself, but other people that you will succeed. This type of faith in YOURSELF inspires others around you and they often start believing that you can deliver whatever you have set out to do.
If you know what you want and where you are trying to go, you have self-confidence –
Characteristics:
•Freedom from doubt in yourself.
•You have no question in your mind that you will succeed.
•You are not afraid to look people in the eye or to express your thoughts.
•You have belief in your ability to accomplish things that others would consider difficult or impossible.
•You are able to laugh at yourself.
•You are able to deal with whatever life throws you, good or bad
•You stay calm under pressure
Now, I am quite sure many of you have been thrown a curve ball or two in life. How did you handle the pitch? Duck, smack out the park, or get hit by the ball???
To achieve success – increased self-confidence is paramount…let’s begin one step at a time…. Here are 9 practical advice elements to Improve YOUR Self-Confidence:
1) Fake it till you make it. Act as if you are a person full of self confidence and very often you start to be exactly that. Dress sharply, sit straight and walk tall. Look people in the eye. Pretend you have unlimited faith in yourself even when you’re quaking in your shoes. You’ll find that when you “fake it”, and later tell people how nervous you were, they often will say “I couldn’t tell. You didn’t appear nervous at all.”
2) Speak up. If you lack confidence, you may speak softly or not at all. You may worry that others will ridicule or reject you if they knew what you really thought or who you really are. This is a form of reacting to what you think people are thinking. In the end, does the opinion of other people matter all that much? Ask yourself this question: How much energy do you spend worrying about what strangers are thinking? As Peter T. Mcintyre said, “Confidence comes not from always being right, but from not fearing to be wrong.”
3) Praise yourself. When you decide to improve your confidence, your tendency to be self-critical has to end. Look for what you do right each and every day. Don’t miss an excuse to lavish yourself with praise, even if all you can say is that you’ve been trying awfully hard.
4) Encourage yourself. By whatever means necessary, you need to develop the habit of self-encouragement. Picture yourself succeeding. Practice daily affirmations and keep reminding yourself that you will succeed. As Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.”
5) Think positive. You have to take charge of your own mind. What are the thoughts that fill your head in the course of the day? Negative self-talk cannot be allowed to stay. When it starts, immediately replace it with a positive thought. Think about what you’ve done right and what you like about yourself. Think about the goals that you are in the process of accomplishing. Here is Dr. Joy quote… “A Stable Mind, Is The Key To Total Wellness!” Self-Confidence is a part of increased wellness which leads to success!”
6) Get to know yourself. When you’re trying to build self confidence, your worst enemy is yourself. The best way to defeat an enemy is to know all there is to know about him. Get to know your strengths and weaknesses. Keep track of your accomplishments, large and small. Pay attention to what types of situations make you judge yourself harshly.
7) Help others. Nothing builds self-confidence like extending a hand to someone in need. By thinking of the needs of others, you will stop dwelling on your flaws. This is an easy thing to accomplish: most people can use some kind of help from carrying groceries to washing their car to painting their house to just being a willing ear for someone that is lonely or stressed.
8) Choose your friends wisely. If there are people in your life who spend their time telling you that you can’t do whatever you’re trying to do, deliberately choose to limit your time with them. Seek out positive people, people who are encouraging, people who notice what you’re doing right.
9) Take a class. Sign up for something you’ve always wanted to do – learn to play the guitar, learn a foreign language or learn to build a birdhouse. Being able to accomplish a new skill will give your self-confidence a quick boost.
The amount of success you achieve in life has a lot to do with how much self-confidence you have. Making the decision to work at improving your self-confidence could be the most important decision you ever make. So get to IT!
Be Blessed, Stay Healthy!
See ya!
Dr. Joy
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