20 quick and practical methods to increase your confidence,
here we go:

1. Think about someone who is confident and act, talk and
walk like him or her. Model their mannerisms and behavior.
It works for them; it will work for you.

2. Smile a lot more. That doesn't mean putting a silly grin
on your face! But smile when you walk down the street, when
you meet people and generally be happier even if you're not
feeling that way.

3. Learn from the past; don't beat yourself up about it.
It's gone; it's never coming back. Instead learn from it
for next time.

4. Buy yourself some new clothes, get your hair done, and
treat yourself to something new. It will make you feel
better and will give your ego a boost.

5. Are you prepared for situations? Are you prepared enough
to meet any challenge that may come up? Are you prepared
for that meeting, that presentation, that job interview,
when you meet someone for the first time? If not, prepare
now.

6. Play to your strengths. Know what you are good at and
expose yourself to these opportunities at every opportunity
because you're good at it, you'll enjoy it and have more
confidence.

7. Improve your weaknesses. Know and appreciate what these
are and put a plan in place to improve them over time.

8. Learn how to say no to people. Don't be afraid, you've
got nothing to be afraid of. Just watch the reaction on
their face after you've said it the first time and there
will be no going back.

9. Be positive. Look on the "can do" side of things rather
than the "can't do". You've accomplished lots in your life
and you will accomplish lots more in the future.

10. Be in charge of your thoughts at all times. What is a
thought? It's just a question that you've asked yourself
and the thought is your answer. If you're thinking negative
thoughts, you're probably asking a negative question.
Change the questions to be more positive.

11. Whenever you feel a negative thought coming: STOP,
THINK and ASK “Is this really important in the grand
scheme of things?’ A lot of the time it isn’t.
Many people in life major in minor things!

12. Do you let the words of others affect you? Do you mind
what they think of you? Remember that no one can make you
feel inferior without your consent. It's not what they say
to you that's the problem it's what you say to yourself
after they have stopped talking that's the problem. Change
the way you think.

13. List the words that you use on a consistent basis when
you feel let down or annoyed. People use different words to
mean the same thing and depending upon the intensity of the
word this will have an effect on your confidence. Instead
of saying "I'm enraged about this" say, "I'm a little
annoyed". Make a substitute list for the words that you
use. Make sure they are lower in intensity and then use
them. You'll be surprised with the results.

14. At the end of each day list your achievements and
successes throughout that day.

15. Be appreciative of what you have to be thankful for in
your life right now. Who do you love? Who loves you? Who do
you help out?

16. Every morning when you're in the shower, play over in
your head the events in the day as though they have already
happened and they were a success. Visualize all of the
meetings that you had, the people you talked to, the
outcomes you had. Visualize success and confidence and it
will be so.

17. Improve your body language. The way that you move your
body has a massive impact on your confidence levels. Move
your body assertively and walk with your head up, shoulders
back and as though you've got somewhere very important to
go. Feeling low in confidence? Change you body language

18. Emotion is created by motion. As in 17, make sure you
move around consistently. This creates energy and gets the
blood pumping around you body it makes you feel better
and more confident.

19. Learn to brag about yourself. Yes, you heard me! Talk
about your achievements and successes more than you
currently are.

20. And finally - You only live once, so any time that you
are down just ask yourself in 10 or 20 years time - will
what I am worrying about really matter?

About the Author:

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