Building Self-Confidence: 6 Key Steps to Find the Bravado Within
Have you been looking for professional and personal success? Do you want to make an uplifting difference in your life? Would you like to maximize your potential?
If you are tired of feeling anxious, discouraged and afraid then pay attention because this one’s for you!
Did you know that self-confidence affects your thoughts, feelings, behavior, body, the way you look and, most influential, your decision making process? That’s right…self-confidence affects a persons choices in life.
Question: Can someone with low self-esteem develop self-confidence?
Answer: But of course!
So let’s get started! What does it take to have the confidence you’ve been looking for?
Think about the things you do best and why you are so good at them. Literally take a second and really think about the specific things that you do better than good. Focus for a second on those few things you do great and why. Chances are, you are great because you have devoted endless hours to practicing the craft. Regardless of formal or informal training the thing you do best is something you’ve done often.
A great starting point to boost your self-esteem is to begin by addressing your areas of low self-confidence. In order to find a solution you must admit that something needs to be resolved.
- Admit your weaknesses.
- Focus on what you are good at.
- Always be you and honest about who you are.
- Never use labels because you are what you think and say.
- Find comfort in new situations.
- Develop an optimistic outlook on life.
Self-confidence may not happen overnight yet the possibilities are endless. Defeat your fears and doubts by stepping into the unknown. Typically you find yourself feeling weary and doubtful when you are uncertain what may happen. The next time you find yourself feeling lost and confused it’s okay to act as if you’re overflowing with confidence. Act as though you are in control and your entire mood and day will shift in a positive direction. I guarantee it!
A highly effective way to develop confidence is to act like you are confident. Believe me, most people you stumble upon during a typical workday are insecure persons acting as if they are secure. They are simply stepping into the unknown with self-confidence and now it’s your turn.
I would like to conclude by sharing a bit of advice a girlfriend gave me more than a decade ago, “Walk the walk and talk the talk and you will own the room!”