65 Wonderful Tips For Improving Self Confidence In You
Posted on Jul 23, 2007 | Comments 4
- 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 self-talk
- Take time to understand your true weaknesses
- Know your strengths and remember them
- Use positive words to describe yourself
- Avoid being your own critic
- Don’t over generalize
- You can develop self confidence by stopping blaming yourself for things that aren’t your fault
- Don’t say yes when you mean no
- Don’t take things too personally
- Stop trying to read other people’s minds
- Remind yourself that you are the boss of you
- Remember that you are worthy
- Learn the keys to compassion – understanding, acceptance and forgiveness
- Practice of active listening improves self confidence
- Get friends or family to support you as you gain confidence
- Evaluate your beliefs
- Don’t call yourself names
- Stop giving in to “shoulds”
- Remember that mistakes happen to everyone
- Learn to be aware of yourself
- Take responsibility for your actions
- Replace bad habits with positive thoughts
- Praise yourself when you do something good
- Use visualizations to achieve success
- Distinguish between your needs and your wants through which you can build self confidence
- Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want
- Anticipate criticism from others, and be prepared to respond
- Use feeling words
- Writing specific affirmations yourself build your self confidence
- Put affirmations on your calendar or post around the house
- Set realistic goals for yourself
- Stop doing things that hurt you
- Work through anxiety
- Prioritize to-do lists
- Work through your fear
- Use mantras to get through tough situations
- Set a good example for your children
- Help kids become self-confident
- Praise your children when they do something good
- Be a risk-taker
- Put a positive spin on things
- Use challenges as an opportunity to learn to boost your self confidence
- Break large goals up into achievable smaller goals
- Don’t get overly confident
- Trust your instincts
- Think of at least one positive trait per day
- Stand up for yourself
- Know that your ideas are important
- Don’t take on other’s beliefs as your own
- Connect with your family
- Stop being judgmental
- Practice of compassion will improve self confidence
- Only take on what you know you can accomplish
- Use constructive feedback to grow
- Use a journal to learn more about yourself
- Accept yourself for who you are
- You can improve your self confidence levels by seeking professional advice when needed
- Learn time-management and organizational skills
- Recognize when others are bullying you, and
- Learn to stand up for yourself
Posted in: Personal Growth • Self Confidence
Very nice list. I think that 9, 14, 24, and 65 are especially important things to remember.
What an excellent list. Every single item is so important. “Break large goals up into achievable smaller goals” is something I’ve been working on – it’s like magic. I’m getting huge projects done just from breaking them down into small steps. And I love “Help kids become self-confident.” So glad you thought of that.
I know this sounds a bit contrarian, but do we actually need to have self-confidence. I used to try to improve my confidence but I found that when I just focused on doing things because they matter to me and trying to be the kind of person I can be proud of that I just did what I needed to do regardless of whether I felt confident or not. I wouldn’t say my confidence has improved but my life certainly has.
Wow there is a lot of information in this post. Using these tips you should get you well on the path to self confidence!
Just remember to actually put these into action! Without action you will never get anything done.