What is confidence?
The belief or feeling that you can rely on someone or something.
If you feel that you can rely on your friend and they will not deceive you, then you are confident about your friend.
If you feel you Car is made by a renowned company, and it will give you less problems, Then you have confidence in that Car Making Company.
If you feel that you can speak in front of Thousand in front of people, that’s mean, You have confidence in yourself.
In this article, I will explain about the most important, that is self-confidence., the belief in yourself.
If you stand in front of thousand people and is unable to speak, that’s mean you have low self confidence. At that time there are two thoughts in your mind.
” Yes, I can perform, and I have the ability”
“What people will think about me, How they will perceive me on the Stage? If this thought is get heavier, then you can not perform, this task, efficiently”.
A lot of aspirants who want to do some thing big in their life, but they are unable to do because of low self confidence.
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Understanding Self Confidence
Our confidence can be understood as involving two aspects of our personality individually. First is our sense of believing in our own self and hard work. This means that we see ourselves as able to understand skills and achieve goals in a particular field. We believe that if we learn and work hard in the field we will succeed. This kind of self-confidence leads people to accept difficult challenges, and to persevere when there are obstacles.
Example: A child who loves Mathematics and is able to easily solve his or her Mathematics classroom problems will accept the challenge of solving difficult major Math problems. He may not succeed soon, but he will succeed at the right time because of his confidence.
The second element of self-confidence is self-respect. It means the common sense that we can deal with what is happening in our lives. We consider ourselves competent in what we do and have a sense of humor doing things when we focus on them.
Example: A common man who is not very famous in acting, he was awarded a project involving a military Sacrifices. The man believed that he could play the role of the Rank of Major in the army in the famous movie. He believed he could look and act like The army officer. He did that with confidence. The most important factor was his vision (confidence).
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Is it Possible to Enhance Self Confidence?
A popular belief is that it is possible to improve confidence in external validation and positive thinking. There is truth in this. It is very important to build your confidence by setting and achieving goals – thus building capacity. Without these basic functions, we do not improve self-esteem, but we build self-esteem, which brings frustration and failure in life.
The bad news of today’s society and in harmony with Stephen Covey’s philosophy is: “There are no shortcuts, no quick fixed solution! ”
The good news is that growing self-confidence is actually happening. It requires concentration and determination. Another good part is that the things you do to boost your self-confidence will also build success – after all, your self-confidence will emerge from real, strong success.
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Tips for Increasing self Confidence
Tip: The most recommended tip for the improving self confidence is
Rehearsal / Do Practice
You can not improve your confidence through reading books online or offline. Perhaps, Your self confidence will be improved when you face the actual situation. Many people fear and they avoid the practice. If you avoid practice the task in which you are less confident, then there are low chances that your self confidence will improve. So from today onwards, Write this sentence in your Top Note, That practicing the task is the only single most effective solution to improve your self confidence.
Tip: Make an introspection (look inward to your inner self) to test your strengths and weaknesses. Write down your strengths. Think about them every day.
Tip : Positive thinking: Our mind often has vivid memories of failure and success. Think positive.
Following are the some examples of Failures
You fell on the ground as a child and your peer laughed.
Feeling Shame for behaving stupidly.
You can not say anything in front of the crowd.
when you became speechless while your teacher or supervisor asks you something you know.
Success may be:
Read poetry in class as a child.
Solved the problem on the blackboard in the classroom.
At home solving your parents’ problem when they are trapped.
Blowing a balloon with an air gun in a good position.
Good thinking is often more effective than failure. If you face an opponent where you lose 9 times of the 10, just think about when you won, before facing him again. This confidence will increase your chances of success!
Developing Self-Confidence
Wherever you are in life or whatever you do, do the following:
• Set small goals that you can achieve and complete those small goals with focus and full attention.
• Gradually increase the level of your goals.
• Celebrate your success and keep remembering a small success.
• As you grow in confidence try to put yourself in situations where you have failed and see yourself succeeding in thought and keep doing it.
• Increase your confidence of a strong on the basis of consistent and successful hard work!
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