7 Easy Ways to Lift Your Self-Confidence.
One of the biggest impediments to personal success is the lack of self-confidence.
We all have within us a reserve of natural self-confidence, but often it’s dormant, waiting to be coaxed into action.
Unused self-confidence and unrealized potential are synonymous. They hang out together.
The great industrialist Henry Ford once remarked ‘whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right.’
Our sense of self-worth and self-confidence dramatically effects whether we change, grow, and achieve; or stagnate, wither and die.
Self-confidence is the rocket-fuel within that transforms us from being ordinary, part of the crowd, into someone extraordinary. In those critical moments when we have to decide yes or no, stop or go; when faced with adversity and risk, our self-confidence is often the trigger that makes the crucial decisions easier and transforms us into an overcomer.
After all, life is not a roll of the dice as we take our chances, but a roll of the drums as we make our choices
Self-confidence is a pre-requisite to success in many of life situations; in business, sport or socially; without it we simply can’t achieve optimal results.
It is an integral and indispensable part of successful people and organizations: of winners.
It is highly contagious; equally, a lack of confidence can be contagious and destroy team morale and performance.
Here are 7 proven ways to improve your self-confidence, that I’ve learned and used for years. They work!
Expectations
Start out with manageable expectations then go get something done.
Remember: It’s not where you start that matters, it’s the direction you’re headed, and where you end up that’s important.
Each time you set out to do something, remind yourself, audibly, ‘I can do this’
Raise The Stakes
Then start to raise the stakes, do something a bit bigger and bolder; then step it up, bigger again and grow incrementally. And remember: all the time, ‘I can do this!’
Prepare To Be Stretched
Be careful who you hang out with. It’s always good to hang out with people better, smarter and more successful than ourselves: it rubs off!
Choose Your Influencers
Be very careful with who, and what you listen to; don’t listen to negative people who talk you down: but do listen to those who talk you up, who encourage you.
Be careful with the opinions you listen to, and who speaks into, or influences your life.
Screen Your Mind Food
Be so careful with your mind food; what you read & watch.
What you feed your mind with is what you become, and what you achieve. Remember, ‘garbage in, garbage out!’
Ignore Your Past Failures
Ignore your past! Remember, failing or falling down is not a problem; falling down & not getting up again is a problem. So just put it behind you.
Take Action Now!
Start today, take action, and make it your goal to incrementally build your self-image and self-confidence, step by successful step.
Because together they will change you, and your world.
Author Neil Findlay
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