7 Tips To Build Your Self-Confidence
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“Self-confidence gives you the freedom to make mistakes and cope with failure without feeling that your world has come to an end or that you are a worthless person.” – Anonymous
Self-confidence is like food to your soul. Can you do something properly if you are not confident about it? Can you even do a simple task of writing or driving if you are not confident about yourself? The answer is ‘No’. Self-confidence is the first step towards doing something. Building self-confidence is not an easy task. Have a look at the following ways to build your self-confidence.
1. Do what you like
Do not force yourself in doing what you do not like. Never do a thing because your friend or your parents say that it is good for you. You are the best person to judge what you can do. Doing what you do not like can have an adverse effect on your self-confidence. When you do not like what you are doing, then you might not be able to give your best to it. And when you don’t give your best to your undertaking, then you do not achieve the best and this surely affects your self-confidence.
2. Listen to yourself
Listen to your heart. Thinking about what others will say is wrong. It is the worst way to judge yourself. Looking at yourself from another person’s perspective can be fatal to your self-confidence because everyone might not have something good to say about you. Considering someone’s derogatory view about you will surely be dangerous for your confidence level. Be your own judge because only you can truly tell about the pros and cons of what you do.
3. Know your shortcomings
An important step towards building self-confidence is to know about your shortcomings. Talk to yourself and try to figure out your shortcomings. By doing this, you can know on which areas of your personality you need to concentrate and improve.
4. Try to work on them
Putting down your weaknesses is not enough. You should think about ways to work on them and improve them. No difficulty, no weakness can be permanent.
5. Look at the success you have achieved
Look at the successful milestones of your life. Appreciate them and try to figure out the strategies you used and other things that helped you achieve success in that endeavor. Try to use your past experiences appropriately in other projects.
6. Positive thinking
Nothing can be as effective and as magical in improving your self-confidence as positive thinking. Keep a positive view about yourself. What you think has a profound impact on what you achieve. So, ‘think positive and achieve positive’ should be your strategy.
7. Don’t criticize yourself
Unhealthy self-criticism reaps negative views, which are harmful for you. And, negative thoughts reap failures. When you assess yourself and point out your shortcomings, try and improve that part of your personality instead of simply criticizing yourself.
In short, be confident and face everything that comes your way with a positive attitude.
