All Entries in the "Self Confidence" Category
Gaining Compassion For Yourself
You’ve probably heard the old saying that you need to love yourself before you can love anyone else. As trite as it sounds, this is really true. In order for you to cultivate other relationships you must have a good relationship with yourself. One way we defeat ourselves is by not having compassion for ourselves. [...]
What Are The Factors That Influence Your Self Confidence?
Self confidence is an attitude that allows people to have positive, realistic views of themselves and situations that involve them. People who are self-confident show that they have control over their lives and their abilities, no matter what happens. They believe that they will be able to do what they set their mind to with [...]
Self Improvement Through Setting Goals And Breaking Habits
Set a goal for yourself. Start with a weekly goal that you can attain. A sample goal may be to say “no” three times during the week, when you normally would have said yes. For instance, the PTA chairman may call and ask you to donate some time to an upcoming event. Instead of saying [...]
Feeling Too Good about Whom We Are Can Result in Over Confidence
It is very important to have great success. We want to ensure that we have the best success that we can in life. However, we do not want to feel too good about whom we are and what we do in life since this shows that we are over confidant and maybe a little conceded [...]
Don’t Say Yes When You Really Mean No!
One common thing that happens to many of us is getting caught in the “yes” trap. We are asked to do something that we really don’t want to do. But instead of saying no, we feel we should do it and so we say yes. Reasons to say when you really mean no: There are [...]
How Criticism Affects You? Handling Criticism!
There are two types of criticism. One comes from others and the other is self-criticism. Criticism from others: they may criticize us and evaluate us. This criticism usually comes from our parents or family members. They are sometimes overly critical of us and what we do. From the time we are born we are aware [...]
65 Wonderful Tips For Improving Self Confidence In You
If you start to feel anxious or self-conscious, find something to focus on and use all your energy to stay focused on that one thing. Be assertive, not aggressive Be prepared for other people’s words and actions Know that you are good at many things. Saying positive affirmations will improve your self confidence Use positive [...]
How to Handle Mistakes?
Everyone makes mistakes – nobody is perfect. You’ve heard those phrases many times, but have you really listened to them? Confident people know how to learn from their mistakes. Improving self confidence by handling your mistakes: Everyone has faults. You need to learn to deal with your faults in a productive way and don’t let [...]