Building Self Confidence

Self Confidence Tip #1

Remember that self confidence is like a muscle.  You just can’t exercise it once and be done.  It requires regular upkeep and care.  Try to do something everyday to strengthen and increase your self confidence.

Self Confidence Tip #2

Try and find new interesting ways to exercise self confidence.  If you rely on the same techniques to try and increase your self confidence over time they will lose their effectiveness.  Look around on the Internet, there are hundreds of ways to do this.

Self Confidence Tip #3

Affirmations have been used for decades for one reason.  They work!  You can make up your own affirmations or copy ones you find one the Internet.  The main reason affirmations don’t work for a lot of people is that they fail to repeat them daily and with emotion.

Self Confidence Tip #4

Try and find a model.  Find someone how you think exhibits high levels of self confidence and try and mirror their actions and mannerisms.  Listen to how they talk and pretend to be them just to see how being self confident would feel.  If you can model someone else being self confident, then you can do this as well.

Self Confidence Tip #5

Push your limits.  One of the best ways to grow is to make yourself uncomfortable.  Try to talk to a stranger today, or do something you have never done, like mountain climbing or something else you are afraid to do.  By conquering things you once feared you can quickly build unshakable self confidence.

Self Confidence Tip #6

Remember that everyone has good days and bad days.  Just because you are feeling down today does not necessarily mean you have chronic low self confidence.  People often over generalize in this area.  The fact of the matter is that most people have a healthy amount of self confidence.

Self Confidence Tip #7

Keep a journal of your self confidence levels making notes about when you feel more self confident and when you don’t.

Learn what makes you feel better and what doesn’t.  Often times by keeping a journal and going back and dissecting it you can often pinpoint things that could make a big difference in your life, if you only do them more often.