Building self esteem and confidence

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how can I become more self confident?

Benefits are so many including more happiness and more success. Your ambition will grow and your hope of achieving your dreams will also.

Why should you believe in yourself?

Because you are unique, you see things differently from anyone else, you are therefore special and original and can do things that others can't. You have something to contribute and you can help others because of your life experience, think back to your successes and you will see that if you believe you can achieve. The only limits you have in this world really are those in your mind.
Here are some suggestions:

• Improve how you dress, this will make you feel much better and confident immediately and people will treat you differently
• In the same way pay attention to your grooming, your hairstyle, keep it clean and shower every morning. Common things but important.
• Smile at people and this will help you communicate better and get a better response
• Most important work out what you fear most at work or in general life and confront that fear by gradually step by step taking on the fear and overcoming it. For example, if you are scared of communicating in groups, first speak in a small group and raise a question or two. Gradually try speaking up in more difficult situations and if you feel able when you are ready to say goodbye to your fear do a presentation. Each step and successful attempt you make the better you will feel about yourself and your fear will get less and your confidence will take you further.

Note down daily every positive step you take towards achieving what you want to do in your life and focus on how to move forward

Self confidence tips to help you now!

Do you need a confidence boost? Here are a few tips
Look for a model (someone who has self confidence) and learn from them. What is it they do that makes them confident, how do they act?

• Focus on your achievements rather than your failures. If you do find yourself thinking about how you failed then look at what you managed to do right and how you could correct what you did next time

Act as if you were self confident! You will feel more confident.
Focus on who you are and what you like about yourself. Why do your friends like you?
Prepare thoroughly for any task so that you can be sure you are ready.
Work on any skills you need to do what you want, you can never be overtrained or over skilled for any challenge in life.
Always smile and stand up straight
Set reachable goals for yourself and break difficult tasks into smaller steps
Reward yourself when you succeed no matter how small the achievement

Finally, I advise you not to be too competitive or compare yourself with others. Be yourself and accept that life is not a race against others but your self confidence depends on you and your personal needs.