Confident
people get into action and respond to the problem before giving themselves time
to dwell or worry too much.
The
more that we are able to achieve, the more self-confident we become and the
more self-confident we become, the more that we are able to achieve.
Personal
confidence and motivation create improved job satisfaction and an improved work
environment among other things.
Confidence
is not arrogance. The arrogant person is usually actually an insecure person
and their arrogance is a way of hiding their insecurity. Where an arrogant person is boastful, a
confident person has no need to boast; they know that their achievements speak
for themselves. Where an arrogant person will have trouble admitting they were
wrong, a confident person is perfectly willing to admit when they are wrong;
they know that their admission doesn't diminish the value of their abilities.
If an arrogant person tends to focus on looking good or appearing to be the
best, a confident person focuses on being the best and doing the best.
Motivation
is the description of a person's motive to action. Those highly motivated to
achieve things in their lives are likely to be more fulfilled as they
accomplish those things that are important to them in their lives.
Self-confidence:
The belief that a person has in their ability to succeed at a task based on
whether or not they have been able to perform the task in the past.
Two
aspects of self-confidence:
Competence:
whether or not you posses the needed skills to achieve something.
Self-assurance:
whether or not you believe you have the ability to achieve it.
10
Tips To Improve Self-Confidence Instantly
1. Dress Up: when you feel that you look
your best, you are more likely to carry yourself with more confidence.
2. Step Up The Pace: Walk about 25% faster
than you normally would with your head up and your energy flowing. You will
start to feel more important and more confident.
3. Watch Your Posture: practice good posture
to feel more alert, more confident and more powerful.
4. Personal Advertisement: this is your
personal pep talk; a one minute or less speech that you write about yourself
highlighting all your strengths and abilities so that you can refer to it
whenever you need a confidence boost.
5. Practice Gratitude: write down at least
five things every day that you are grateful for and you'll be training yourself
to stay focused on the positive in your life and about yourself.
6. Pay People Compliments: try to disengage
from the negative influence of gossip and focus on the positive in people by
paying them compliments.
7. Sit Up Front: sit in the front row to
practice allaying fears of being noticed by other people and to start feeling
more confident.
8. Speak Up: make it a game with yourself –
decide to speak up at least one time in every group discussion that you’re in.
We usually amplify the fear of speaking in front of others in our own mind –
particularly because most other people are likely dealing with the same fear.
9. Exercise: this not only relieves stress
but achieving your physical fitness goals is an excellent way to feel better
about your abilities.
10. Focus on Contributing: when you shift your
focus to what you give instead of what you get or how you are perceived, you
will stop worrying so much about yourself. Focusing on what you contribute will
help to boost your confidence.
Culled from Personal Confidence & Motivation 1st Edition © 2014 MTD Training & bookboon.com
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