Madiha Yaqoob
Living life while being unsure of yourself, your abilities, and your knowledge is a sure recipe for constant frustration and failure. You need to believe in yourself before others and the most successful people would tell you that confidence and an inflated sense of self-respect are prerequisites for attaining success.
But no one tells you how to gain confidence. Confidence is not innate; it is built by action and habit. So, the following is the list of baby steps that you can take on an everyday basis to boost your confidence.
1. Stand up tall:
To gain confidence, you need to pay attention to your body language. Make yourself appear confident by standing up tall and your neck straight. It is a way of asserting your proposed self-confidence. Once your body realizes the strong appearance, your brain will get the message to feel more confident.
2. Stay away from negativity:
The negative thoughts and emotions bring down your level of confidence without you even realizing it. Therefore, make it a point to stay away from those who give off negativity and try to bring you down. Here are 4 ways you can use your negative thoughts to an advantage. If you surround yourself with positive people, it will help to gain confidence. These 5 handy strategies will help you in dealing with negative people.
3. Stay prepared for uncertainty:
Life is uncertain and when you are not prepared, you lose your confidence as something unexpected happens. It is always best to stay calm in difficult situations and even if you get angry, respond to situations and do not react. Follow these 8 Traits of genuinely smart people who make things happen.
Once you understand that you can handle uncertain and unexpected events, it will help you gain confidence in your abilities.
4. Remember the good things:
During difficult situations, it seems impossible to remember the blessings in your life. Therefore, whenever you are going through difficult times, write a list of things and people you are grateful for. Be grateful for even the opportunities that have opened up for you during your career and even the things that you like about yourself. Your confidence will surely increase once you get to know the things you are good at.
5. Never lose hope:
Failure is a part of life but when you accept it, it brings an end to your progress and success. Therefore, never lose hope, and don’t accept your failures. Be sure that if things didn’t work out the way you wanted, there is always another way to do it. Consider these 5 things to do when you lose hope and your shoulders begin to drop.
