Self-confidence is a skill that can be mastered through learning and practice.
Creating confidence can have a profound impact on your success.
People are drawn to those that are self-assured. You wouldn’t want your doctor to be indecisive, nor would you hire a financial advisor that lacked conviction in your retirement strategy. Confidence is a trait that people seek out in others. If you are lacking it, there are some things you can do to build it.
1. Prepare in advance–Assume you need to speak in front of a large group. If you rehearse what you plan to say 20 times in the mirror before you do it live, you will be far more confident when you get there.…
If you truly want to improve your inner dialogue, it is important to gain confidence. If you become so good at your job or business that losing you would create a major setback to your company or clients. That will go a long way toward building your confidence and improving your inner dialogue. Make yourself indispensable.…
Fear of rejection stems from lack of confidence. Once you know you are great at what you do, you will experience confidence over fear and people will gravitate toward you.…
Confidence is an interesting attribute. When we are ill we want our Doctor to be confident is his ability to heal us. If you’ve ever been audited you take solace in the fact that your accountant is an expert and knows how deal with the IRS. The one thing we do know is that confidence is a state of mind that ultimately breeds success.
What about those times in life when you don’t have confidence? Assume you are taking on a new role at work. You are about to address your entire department and you are beginning to second-guess your abilities.…
