There are so many different steps you can take to improve your self-confidence. Each one will impact you differently, and because we are all unique some may work better for you than others. Here are five more tips that you can choose from the next time you find yourself feeling a little insecure:
1. Pay attention to your posture.
I’m sure you haven’t heard that since you were a kid, but it really is true. Sitting (or standing) up straight really does make a difference.
Slumping shoulders and a tendency to look down tend to give people a negative impression of you. To create a positive, confident impression keep your head up, make eye contact, and stand up straight. How you carry yourself really does say a lot about how you feel about yourself.
2. Be giving.
Always keep in mind the saying that “what goes around, comes around.” When you give to others and help them succeed, you will also feel better about yourself. I know, speaking for myself, that the best parts of my day come from helping someone else. Whether it’s through the words that I write, or something more technical like helping them install a new blog or set up a new website, knowing that what I’ve done makes a difference to someone else makes me smile and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile.
At the end of the day it’s that feeling that you’ve made a difference in someone else’s life that really gives a huge boost to your own sense of confidence and well-being.
3. Give compliments to others.
This goes along with giving your time and energy. When you find and acknowledge the good in other people you’ll also feel better about yourself. Seeing the best in others also brings out the best in you.
4. Try something new.
When you stretch your mind or move out of your comfort zone, it makes you feel alive. Adding new experiences to your life changes your energy and even if it’s something you’ll never do again, just having the courage to try something new adds to your stores of confidence. You know that if you’ve expanded your boundaries once, you can do it again and that’s priceless.
5. Speak up.
I saved the hardest one for last. (Well, it’s the hardest for me at least.) Learning to speak your mind and be heard is one of the hardest things that people with self-confidence issues have to deal with. But if you can master it, not only will you find that people will see you as confident, you’ll also be more confident in your own abilities.
So even when you’re shaking in your boots, find a way to speak up and contribute to the conversations around you.
Living as an insecure person in a world that prizes self-confidence is not fun. The more steps you can take to increase your own sense of self-confidence, the more easily you will be able to achieve success, and accept that you are worthy of that success. Try these tips and the ones from the first article in this series, and let me know how it goes. You can leave me a comment here or drop me a message via email. Either way, I’m here to help and cheer you on!
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