A lot of people suffer from a lack of confidence, for various reasons. A lot of it can stem from childhood, with perfectionist parents, unsympathetic teachers, bullies and more. You might also label yourself as shy, or worse–a loser. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to boost your confidence easily. Here are a few suggestions.
1-Set goals
You can’t just jump into a car and drive with no destination in mind. Map out your destination. Set goals and track your progress towards them.
2-Visualize success.
Visualization is a powerful tool that can help top performers such as athletes boost their confidence. There’s no reason it can’t work for you as well. Olympic and professional athletes spend time before a competition or performance visualizing their success. They visualize the entire race from the beginning to end, for example, planning their strategy and picturing their success. This can help boost their confidence and increase their chances of success.
3-Success can become a habit
Get into the habit of being successful. One of the best ways to boost self-confidence and accomplish your goals at the same time is to set a goal a track the steps to success. Each milestone you reach will give you the confidence to keep going. For example, imagine you want to run your own business and earn $72,000 this year. That is $6,000 a month, $200 per day. What can you do to earn an extra $200 per day? Once you have these speficic goals in mind, plan your route to success.
4-Take educated risks
Confident people are able to take risks based on information they take the time to gather. For example, you would never move to a new country without doing research first. Nor should you invest in the stock market without viewing a prospectus, an indication of how the stock is likely to perform. In this way, you can take an educated risk. You may not succeed all the time, but you will grow in confidence as you learn to make smarter choices.
5-Body language
Don’t underestimate the power of body language. You’re probably familiar with the usual confidence-boosting gestures like:
+smiling
+standing up tall
+dressing for success
+surrounding yourself with supportive people
And so on.
All of these can help. And even if you don’t feel particularly confident, these can help you ‘fake it ’til you make it.”
Put one or two of these suggestions into practice today and start changing your life.
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