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eLearning Series: Self Confidence
How Do I Improve My Self Confidence?
Life
Changes Equals Increased Self Confidence
The path to self-confidence can be complicated
and involved. While it may be possible to become more confident
with a few small changes in how you think, in many cases, you're
going to have to delve a little deeper and make larger changes
in your life to achieve greater confidence.
One
vital step to improving your self-confidence is to remove
all the negative influences and naysayers from your life. You
will never gain a better view of yourself and your positive
attributes if someone is constantly putting you down, making
fun of you, making you do things you aren't proud of, or being
abusive. If someone is actually abusive, remove yourself from
the situation as quickly as possible. Get professional help
if necessary. If someone is simply being unkind and uncaring,
talking about it may help. Sit down with the other person and
have an honest discussion with her about how you feel. Tell
the other person how much it hurts you to hear her make derogatory
comments about you. She may try to laugh it all off as a joke,
but persist in saying that you are being serious about the
issue. It may be difficult to let someone go if they have been
your friend for years, or even worse, if you're married to
them. In the end, though, your self-confidence is worth more
than a broken relationship, isn't it?
Once you've removed others' negativity from your life, it's
time to sit down and have a good look at your own negative
thoughts. Are you your own worst enemy? Do you constantly tell
yourself that you're not good enough, smart enough or pretty
enough to accomplish your goals? Do you compare yourself to
impossible standards, like millionaires and movie stars? Do
you put yourself down for making even the simplest mistakes?
Do you let nagging doubts keep you from doing something you
really want to do? Remove these defeatist thoughts from your
mind for an instant confidence boost.
If your job is weighing down your self-confidence, then it
may be time for a career change. If your problem is with your
boss or the overall corporate climate, then you may just need
to change jobs. If you dread coming to work because you hate
the more fundamental aspects of your position like the job
duties, it may be time to look into entering a completely different
field.
If you feel like you can't leave your job because you don't
have the necessary skills to find a new position, seriously
consider the possibility of going back to school. Whether you
need to earn a G.E.D. or an MBA, enrolling in classes will
give you the skills you need to go farther in your career while
also building your confidence.
Do
you live within your means? How much credit card debt you
have may seem irrelevant to the issue of your self-confidence,
but it's hard to feel confident when you're living paycheck
to paycheck. Make a budget, see a credit counselor, take on
a part-time job or whatever else you might need to do to escape
from the looming shadow of money problems.
If
your weight is making you feel less confident than you'd
like, exercising is an obvious choice for change, along with
introducing a sensible diet. Losing weight won't instantly
lead to confidence if you're not otherwise happy about yourself,
though, so make sure it's only one facet of your plan for change.
Exercising can build confidence through setting
and achieving goals. Whether you want to lose a certain number
of pounds,
run a 10K race, or just make it up the stairs without feeling
winded, when you reach that goal, you'll feel good about yourself.
Extended exercising releases endorphins, biological chemicals
that are known for producing the "runner's high." They
simply make you feel good.
There are many roads to increased self-confidence, but all
of them start with committing to some positive changes in your
life. Take an honest look at your life and take the first steps
today.
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