Some Ways to Improve your Self-Confidence
1. Donโt compare yourself to others. You are totally unique, and have different talents, abilities and strengths.
2. Never criticise or put yourself down. There are plenty of others who will do that for you. You need to be your biggest, and you greatest, fan. Be understanding, gentle and kind to yourself.
3. Consciously accept every compliment you get and see them as accurate and genuinely meant. Donโt brush them off as stupid, wrong, or meaningless.
4. Keep affirming yourself until it changes how you feel. It may feel false at first when you say something like โI accept myself completelyโ and believe Iโm valuableโ. But as you constantly repeat it youโll find that, over time, you do accept and value the person that you are.
5. Surround yourself with positive, encouraging people. If you hang out with people who always put you down, and never seem to like or approve of your ideas, then youโll soon stop believing in yourself as well (and it will also crush your creativity).
6. Make a list of your successes and accomplishments โ like playing an instrument, learning how to cook, passing an exam, graduating from high school, or getting into college, or receiving an award. Review this list often โ and be proud of yourself!
7. Make a list of your positive qualities and traits. Are you an honest, reliable and caring friend? Do you make time for others? Do you try to do your best? Again, review this list often, and get into the habit of focusing on your positive qualities and traits.
8. Spend your time doing things that you are good at, and enjoy. We become more alive when weโre doing things we love - and that naturally increases our self-confidence (as weโre being our true selves and not just acting out a role).
9. Get involved. If you sit on the sidelines and avoid all challenges then you wonโt be able to achieve much in life. But if you push through the feelings of anxiety and fear, then youโll grow, be successful, and have higher self esteem.
10. Be true to yourself; live a life thatโs really โyouโ. Donโt let other people decide what you should do, or what is best for you, or who they think that you should be. You only have one life โ choose your own path โ just be you!
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