Building Self-Confidence

The Idea of the Week

Confidence is a skill—one that anyone can achieve. In this 8-minute video, Sadia from Pick Up Limes explains how she became confident by building her competence. When you become good at something, your confidence in your ability can increase. We build competence by practicing, persisting through mistakes, and setting small, achievable goals. 

Practice of the Week

Verywellmind (an 8-minute read) shares the benefits of confidence, what confidence vs insecurity looks like, and 9 tips to build your confidence:

1. Stop comparing yourself to others.
2. Surround yourself with positive people.
3. Take care of your body.
4. Be kind to yourself.
5. Practice positive self-talk.
6. Face your fears.
7. Do things you’re good at.
8. Know when to say “no.”
9. Set realistic goals.

Our attitudes and behaviors influence each other. Changing your attitude to become more confident is difficult, but if we change our behaviors, our confidence (an attitude) will follow. In a 10-minute TEDx Talk, Emily Jaenson shares 6 behaviors to increase your confidence:

1. Count yourself in. Count down from 3, then just do it. “3, 2, 1, do it.” 
2. Be brave just for 20 seconds. 
3. Take a seat at the table (literally). Don’t wait for others to fill in the seats and then you fill in wherever you can. Take a seat.
4. Cheer for other people’s success. Confident people celebrate others’ successes rather than feeling threatened by their success. 
5.  Bolster your confidence in a new activity through your already great performance in another. What is easier today than it was one year ago? What are your most proud accomplishments?
6. Celebrate constantly. When you reach your goal, pause and congratulate yourself. Celebrate your goal rather than move on to the next one because it’ll create a biomarker in your brain for you to remember better.

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The Thought of the Week

Wishing you a peaceful week!