Hisham Sarwar
There are times when you terribly feel there is something holding you back from living up to your full potential. You get frustrated by the sense of missing out and do some of the things that are actually are the signs that show your confidence level is low. But you do not take them as warning signs because it makes you think that you are born to perform this way. When you miss these signs and remain unaware of the root cause of your frustration, you spend years in fixing the wrong things. You need to be aware of these sign so that you can focus your attention completely towards them and make effort to bring improvement.
Following is the list of few things you need to be aware of when you lack confidence:
Accepting what you hate:
Wherever you are in your life, you need to evaluate it and figure out whether you like it or are just floating by. You can start from your job. If you are doing a job that you don’t like much, your boss is horrible to deal with or you salary is just enough to keep the both ends meet and then you settle down with it. It means that your confidence is low that makes you accept unwanted things in life and you stop struggling for a better life. If you feel yourself stuck in this kind of situation, then it means you need to learn something new and buildup the courage to move forward.
You like to stay inside:
When you find yourself uncomfortable in the company of too many people and search for walls to feel protected, it means you are low with confidence. It makes you avoid being the center of attention. Exposing yourself to people means you have confidence in who you are and your abilities. You need to believe in yourself first because if you don’t, you will lose even before the race begins.
Getting indulge in distractions:
This world is full of distractions. These distractions make you lose focus on your goals, led to despair and eventually you give up. Low level of confidence make you lose control of the things happening in your life. But if just start taking control of even the small things; you will be able to kill all the distractions on the way. Once you start working on smaller things, it will help you achieve bigger goals without letting you get involved in distractions.
Hiding your full personality:
With low levels of confidence you assume that people will not like if you showed them your true self. It makes you pretend in front of the people to be happy and excited when you are actually not. You need to accept that you are a human and have full range of emotions. When you will show your character traits to the world, express yourself, and be yourself then you will start building inner confidence.
Not acknowledging how you feel:
As humans, you must love and cherish the emotions that you feel. Not accepting your true emotions make you a real coward. So there is no harm in shedding tears and running away from emotions. Accept that moments in life are sometimes pleasant and sometimes not but running away from them does not help. You need to acknowledge how you feel and then make effort to fixing the problems.
