Of course, you can do this. Of course, you are going to get it right. Of course, you are good at this.
Confidence comes in waves and will often rear its head in your time
of need. True confidence is difficult to master and evolves from putting
genuine work into achieving something meaningful to you. The more you
know about a certain area—whether it is your business or yourself—the
easier it is to be confident.
I always find that confidence starts with mindfulness. A confidence issue is usually a symptom of an underlying fear. This fear is often not a conscious fear, but something lurking beneath the surface. Even just verbalizing the fear of the outcome is often helpful. Beyond that, it is helpful to understand that even that terrible outcome would be a good learning opportunity. If you can get to a point where you welcome failure as much as you welcome success, both being essential elements of life, then it's hard not to have confidence.
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Take a quiz by Sam Horn to assess your confidence and self-esteem.
At her workshops, best-selling author
and communications strategist Sam Horn gives participants her “Got
Confidence?” quiz. You can do the same at home. Simply open up a Word
document or grab your journal to write down the answers. Take some time
to answer these questions and reflect on your answers.
1. What does confidence mean to you?
2. How would you define it?
3. When was a time in your life you were confident? What did that feel like?
4. When was a time in your life you were NOT confident? What caused that to happen?
5. Who is someone who has contributed to your confidence?
6. What did that person do or say to build up your self-esteem and feeling of self-worth?
7. Who is someone who has compromised your confidence? What did that person do or say to bring you down and cause you to doubt yourself?
8. Would you call yourself a confident person? Why or why not? Is it situational?
9. What is one specific thing you do that helps you like yourself and your life?
10. What is one specific thing you do that undermines your self-worth and causes you to not like yourself or your life?
11. Do you compare yourself to others?
12. How does that impact your confidence?
13. Are you good at something? Does that make you feel confident? Explain.
14. Do you think you can “give” someone (i.e., a child, friend or employee) confidence?
15. What’s the best advice someone gave you about how to feel and act more confident?
16. What’s your advice to someone who wants to boost their self-esteem?
Find out what it means to have total confidence—and how to get it.
read more
http://www.success.com/article/top-of-mind-5-ways-to-be-more-confident-in-yourself
—Chris Tsai, CEO of Celery
When you’re down in the dumps, it’s easy to continue your cycle of negative thoughts
that act in the background and prevent you from being your best. When
you're having confidence problems, visualize your “ideal self” and how
you want the world to perceive you. Get into the mindset of believing
that you are working to become your ideal self, and you can make it a
reality with the right motivation.
—John Milinovich, CEO of URX
On the humorous side, remember your inner Stuart Smalley from Saturday Night Live.
He said, “I’m good enough. I’m smart enough. And, doggone it, people
like me!” While a silly reference, it reminds people of a simple mantra:
Of course, you can do this. Of course, you are going to get it right. Of course, you are good at this.I always find that confidence starts with mindfulness. A confidence issue is usually a symptom of an underlying fear. This fear is often not a conscious fear, but something lurking beneath the surface. Even just verbalizing the fear of the outcome is often helpful. Beyond that, it is helpful to understand that even that terrible outcome would be a good learning opportunity. If you can get to a point where you welcome failure as much as you welcome success, both being essential elements of life, then it's hard not to have confidence.
—Bob Buch, CEO of Socialwire
For ambitious people, you are usually your harshest critic. Confidence problems can stem from unrealistic expectations
and unsustainable work habits. I consciously try to de-stigmatize
important necessities like looking after your health or needing to slow
down once in a while—to balance work in the richer context of life.
—Sarah Nahm, CEO of Lever
How’s your confidence? Learn how to find your true value in a world of material success.***
“You are a power-full person,” Wegscheider-Cruse writes in her book, Learning to Love Yourself
. “And just how powerful you want to be is up to you. Powerful people do not have power over; they have power from within.”
. “And just how powerful you want to be is up to you. Powerful people do not have power over; they have power from within.”
She says building healthy self-esteem takes time. “It
takes putting yourself in places where people love you. Putting yourself
in places where people are healthy so they have something to give you.
Not letting yourself be drawn down or drained by toxic people. It’s
nourishment. We do have power inside, but it needs to be nourished.
“My husband has a way of saying it that I like. Everybody should get
up, look in the mirror in the morning, wink at themselves and say, ‘Wow,
I really like you.’ ”Take a quiz by Sam Horn to assess your confidence and self-esteem.
Got Confidence? 16 Questions to Find Out
A thought-provoking quiz for assessing your confidence and self-esteem
SUCCESS Staff
1. What does confidence mean to you?
2. How would you define it?
3. When was a time in your life you were confident? What did that feel like?
4. When was a time in your life you were NOT confident? What caused that to happen?
5. Who is someone who has contributed to your confidence?
6. What did that person do or say to build up your self-esteem and feeling of self-worth?
7. Who is someone who has compromised your confidence? What did that person do or say to bring you down and cause you to doubt yourself?
8. Would you call yourself a confident person? Why or why not? Is it situational?
9. What is one specific thing you do that helps you like yourself and your life?
10. What is one specific thing you do that undermines your self-worth and causes you to not like yourself or your life?
11. Do you compare yourself to others?
12. How does that impact your confidence?
13. Are you good at something? Does that make you feel confident? Explain.
14. Do you think you can “give” someone (i.e., a child, friend or employee) confidence?
15. What’s the best advice someone gave you about how to feel and act more confident?
16. What’s your advice to someone who wants to boost their self-esteem?
Find out what it means to have total confidence—and how to get it.
read more
http://www.success.com/article/top-of-mind-5-ways-to-be-more-confident-in-yourself
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