11 proven ways to boost your self confidence instantly. 🧵👇
Adele once said
“I have insecurities of course, but I don’t hang out with anyone who points them out to me.”
Insecurities or upbringing - whatever the cause is you can fix self confidence.
Let's 👀 how you can overhaul some areas of life and upgrade your confidence.
#1 Be the first to forgive.
May be the person who didn’t smile at you is having a bad day himself.
May be your friend is avoiding you because they are guilty of what they did.
Never fail to give others a fair chance.
Be empathetic. Helps you stay in the right state of mind.
#2 Stand up to your principles.
You are an individual. A unique miracle.
Your own principles are important.
It could be being punctual. It could be offering your seat to elderly.
Never compromise with them, even if it seems difficult.
Result? Strong sense of faith in self.
#3 Accept and be yourself.
Your taking birth itself is a rare occurrence that has happened to you.
Need more reasons to be grateful?
You are part of the universe. Universe NEEDS you.
You’re everything that you need.
Just accept and keep faith and move ahead.
#4 Your response is in your control.
No matter what the outside situation is.
No matter how your situation has been today, this week, month or year.
Your response to it decides the level of your anxiety.
Delay reaction. Pause. You’ll see miraculous changes in your life.
#5 Stop caring what others think.
Think about it. How does it really matter what others think of you?
Are they the decision makers of your life?
Will losing them for you being genuine, matter?
Ask these questions. You know the answer.
#6 Pick up a habit of discipline.
Small habits go a long way.
Start going for a walk at 7:00 AM everyday, start doing breathing exercise for 5 minute everyday, start getting up at 6AM everyday - it could be anything.
Choose whatever but be disciplined to do it daily.
#7 Praise others.
Ditch the gossips.
Ditch the rumors.
Ditch the ill feelings.
Praise others' wealth, others' intelligence, others' success genuinely enough and they will be yours.
Appreciating others WILL keep you happy, content and confident.
#8 Do one ugly task every month.
You may not be comfortable facing a camera.
You may not be good at skateboarding.
You may be frightened to be on the stage.
Pick them up once every month and make sure you do them. Face your fears once in a while.
Remarkable effects on life.
#9 Mistakes are okay.
You will make wrong choices. Your decisions will go wrong.
You will face disappointments.
This is true.
But so is the fact that you’ll be successful if you persevere.
Failures are part of a "successful" life.
#10 Pick one hobby that gets you in flow state
Feeling content is integral to your happiness.
Feeling happy is integral to your being naturally confident.
It could be painting, drums, writing. Anything.
#11 Keep your self talk optimistic.
Insecurities are everywhere.
You either smile your way out of them or be caught in anxiety forever.
Remind yourself:
“I am everything that I need.”
“I am confident and content.”
“I am going to succeed.”
First person to believe in yourself should always be you. And its possible with practice.
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