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6 WAYS

TO BUILD

CONFIDENCE

Before you are going to face a situation where you
want to feel more self-confident, work through it in your
head, like in the above example, and ask yourself what are
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you thinking about the event/situation and how can you
think about it in a more helpful way.

Use positive affirmation. Get some index cards and
write a positive statement about yourself on it. For
example, “I am a kind and helpful person”, “I am worthy”,
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“I am a great coworker/boss/friend” and so on. The key is
to read them every day. Leave the cards somewhere where
you can see them, so you don’t forget.

An easy way to immediately boost your self-confidence is
to dress smartly. Get your nice clothes out, and feel
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fantastic.

Practice speaking out loud. Often when someone lack
confidence they speak very softly and therefor may lose an
audience when they are speaking, which reconfirms
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unhelpful thoughts such as “No one is interested
to talk to me”. Practice speaking a bit louder in front of a
mirror. Again, don’t do it just once, do it daily, over a few
weeks.

Focus on your strengths rather than your
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shortcomings. This is again related to how you think.

Write down 3 things every day that you did well, and
you are proud of.
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