10 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

by on Monday, 07 March 2011 at 09:40

Dress To Impress
No, it's not clich. Your appearance atters ost to you and i! you !eel unattracti"e or
do#dy, you'll $i"e out that perception to the #orld. %ress sartly, not &ust by concentratin$
on your clothes, but also by payin$ attention to proper $rooin$. '! you can't a!!ord to buy
e(pensi"e clothes all the tie, don't. )ut the buyin$ in hal!, but spend t#ice as uch as you
#ould norally, to buy hi$h*+uality clothes. 'n the lon$ run, this reduces your e(penditure on
clothes, because hi$h*+uality clothin$ lasts lon$er and $i"e a better ipression.

Brisk Walking
,eople #ho are con!ident #al- !aster and ore ener$etically, because they !eel iportant
enou$h to hurry !ro place to place. .hey ha"e people to eet, places to $o to and ha"e
$enerally ha"e a !ull a$enda. /o, e"en i! you are in no hurry, add a little sprint to your #al-
and you'll instantly !eel "ery con!ident and purpose!ul.

oo! "os#$re
0eeber the days #hen our $randothers #ould yell at us to 1stand up strai$ht and don't
slouch12 3ell, they had a $ood reason to do so. 4 person #ithout any con!idence can be
spotted a ile a#ay because o! the #ay they carry thesel"es * ne"er loo-in$ up, huddled
and ablin$ alon$, it's +uite apparent they don't see any iportance in #hat they are doin$.

A!%er#ise Yo$rsel&
Not literally, o! course. 0ecord or #rite a sall speech about your positi"e attributes and
read it or listen to it #hene"er you !eel do#n and lo#. 't's a $reat #ay to $i"e yoursel! soe
con!idence boostin$.

Fo'$s On ra#i#$!e
.he ore you thin- about #hat you don't ha"e, the less con!ident you'll becoe. 'nstead,
al#ays !ocus on #hat you do ha"e, the positi"e sides o! your appearance, character and
abilities. 5eel $ratitude to#ards #hat you'"e been $i"en and able to achie"e.

Complimen# O#(er "eople
3e tend to pro&ect our ne$ati"e !eelin$s to#ards oursel"es throu$h insultin$ others and
$ossipin$ about the. 0e!use to en$a$e in such tie*#astin$ acti"ity and instead, start
coplientin$ e"erythin$ $ood about any person. 3hen you loo- !or the best in others,
you'll $radually be able to see the best in yoursel! too.

o Rig(# To T(e Fron#
3hether you are at a lecture, con!erence or e"en church, i! you ha"e the tendency to $o sit
at the bac-, you are a!raid to be noticed. .his is a baseless !ear, so ta-e coura$e and $o
ri$ht to the !ront o! an assebly.

Speak Up
6idin$ li-e a ouse #hile in open discussions2 %on't7 spea- up, &oin in the con"ersation.
8nli-e your belie!, you #on't say anythin$ stupid. Most people battle #ith this notion in !ear o!
public spea-in$, but it has not real cause, because unless you spea- up, your issues #ill
ne"er $et resol"ed. ,ublic spea-in$ #ill al#ays contribute to increasin$ your con!idence.

E)er'ise
9oost your ener$y by #or-in$ out at least : ties a #ee-. 't'll $i"e you the ener$y and the
1loo-in$*$ood1 con!idence, so you can !ace the #orld #ith your head held hi$h.

Con#ri*$#e To So'ie#+
4ll too o!ten, #e as huans, are #allo#in$ in sel! pity and desire. 9y concentratin$ on
helpin$ others and a-in$ a di!!erence other people's li"es, you ha"e less tie to thin-
about your o#n sel!*percei"ed !aults, #hich in turn helps to build con!idence.
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