Improving Self Confidence: 7 Strategies for Quick Results
June 20th, 2006Have you been struggling with improving self confidence? Do you want to experience yourself as unstoppable but don’t know how?
In this article, I will share with you 7 effective strategies for improving your self confidence. You can immediately put these into practice. Start by choosing the one that you are weakest at and begin practicing it for 7 days in a row. Then, pick the next challenging one and practice it for seven days. Keep at this process until you have incorporated each of the 7 strategies into your daily life. If you really do this, you will see your self confidence explode in a very short period of time.
Keep Your Word
It may seem like a small thing, but many of us are truly challenged by this simple concept. It’s simple, but not necessarily easy to do. The reason that this one is so powerful is because you can instantaneously build confidence in yourself by doing what you say, by when you say you will do it. When you have established yourself as one who people can trust, you begin to trust yourself as well.
Commit
Fear of commitment has stolen more opportunities than I care to admit. When one commits to something or someone and then is being their word to fulfill on that commitment, magic happens. Start by committing to small things and fulfill on them.
Take Action
If you want to feel better about yourself, take an action that is in alignment with bettering yourself. Sometimes we get stuck feeling a certain way when we can quickly shift how we feel by taking some sort of action.
Focus on What You Want
And focus only on what you want. You get what you focus on, so it is crucial that you don’t spend time focusing on or worrying about what you do not want. What you see, is what you get. Make sure what you are envisioning is positive and supportive of you.
Do Something You are Afraid to Do
I once heard someone say, “You are not living if you do not do at least one thing that terrifies you every day”. What could be more empowering and confidence building than feeling fear and taking action anyway? Start small and build momentum. You do not have to face a real lion, only a metaphorical one.
Keep an Accomplishment List
Get a journal and keep a log of your accomplishments. Write how you felt about accomplishing these things and how you felt just before you achieved them. When you are feeling uncertain about yourself or fearful, refer to this journal and remind yourself that even though you felt fearful before, you still were able to make things happen.
Acknowledge Yourself
It is so important to pat yourself on the back and verbally acknowledge yourself for jobs well done, actions taken when you did not feel like it, keeping your word, etc. By doing this, you are rewarding the behaviors that you want more of and you will see more of it.
Let me know if this article helps you in improving your self confidence. I would love to hear your success story.
Pamela L Catey is a Best Selling Co-Author, Coach, Musician, and Inspirational Leader. With a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a license in massage therapy, Pamela definitely understands healing from the inside out and on all different levels. If you are interested in learning more regarding improving self confidence and other personal growth and development topics sign up for her free ezine at http://www.LightenUpandLive.com
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