Published - Wed, 29 May 2024
How confident do
you feel today? Like most people, you feel less self-confident about at least
one thing. That is normal, especially if our life experiences take us a little
out of our comfort zone. The problem
arises when low self-esteem and feelings of low self-worth are something we
carry around with us all the time.
Whether we are
experiencing a temporary feeling of lack of self-confidence or one we face
every day; there are some steps we can take to turn around low self-confidence
into a belief that we can be successful in our endeavors.
1. Imagine
Yourself Achieving Your Goals
The first step is to imagine yourself achieving whatever you
feel less than self-confident about. If we can begin to imagine ourselves
achieving our goals, we are well on the way to achieving them.
Articulating our goals by either writing them down or
telling them to a friend and then constantly reaffirming ourselves that we have
achieved them is essential to achieving them.
2. Act
as if You Have Achieved Your Goal
To develop self-confidence, you must start to put action
into your imagination. Once you have imagined yourself achieving your goals,
you must begin to act as if you are achieving them, even if, on the inside, you
still feel far from self-confidence.
People who want to feel more confident in public speaking
must practice it, or they cannot achieve it. This may be as simple as attending
a group meeting with a list of pre-thought questions to help you overcome your fear of initiating
conversations with strangers. To achieve self-confidence in talking to
strangers, you must practice talking to them.
3. Practice
Your Achievements
Keep practicing until you feel self-confident and begin to
enjoy what you previously feared. It would be best if you praised yourself for
achieving your goals. Even if others also applaud your efforts, what you tell
yourself about your achievements could mean the difference between becoming
self-confident and continuing to struggle with low self-esteem.
Perhaps you are
wondering if this talk of self-confidence and self-worth is beneficial and if
it is appropriate to act as if you are self-confident. In his book “How to Win
Friends and Influence People, " Dale Carnegie wrote in the chapter on “How
to Spur People on Success” the importance of “Praise the slightest improvement
and praise every improvement… Be lavish in Praise.” Very few people give this
gift to us, so we must learn to give it to ourselves.
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