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Self-Confidence Tips from a Master

1/22/2019

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When researchers surveyed almost 2,000 American girls, they found that the confidence levels of girls falls about 30 percent between the ages of 8 and 14 (https://nyti.ms/2RGgtZW). Since personal confidence can have profound outcomes for people of any age and gender, it’s important to consider ways to boost it. (Tweet it!)
 
Speaking to The New York Times (https://nyti.ms/2RObV3u), tennis star and entrepreneur Venus Williams, who credits self-confidence as crucial to her success in many endeavors, offered three essential actions to magnify self-assurance.
 
  1. Be honest about your feelings: When something doesn’t work, ask why. When you are feeling unsure, admit it to yourself. Then remind yourself that while you might not feel confident right now, you remain committed to your goals.
  2. Create a map of the path you’ll follow toward your goals: If you can see yourself achieving your goals, you are more likely to do so. Once you clarify your goals, create an action plan to get there, whatever your temporary confidence level might be.
  3. Use failure to your advantage: Failure can make you stronger and wiser, but it also means you have to work harder. “In sports…if you cannot correct yourself, you will lose.”
 
“We all face challenges at some point in our lives,” says Williams, “but making a decision based on low self-esteem is a short-term play…The more we learn to make decisions based on self-confidence the more we are empowered to keep striving for our dreams.”
 

Do you have a strategy you use for boosting self-confidence? In what situations does it work best? To join the conversation, click "comments" above.
 
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Hood Henderson
1/23/2019 02:50:24 pm

First thing you do in the morning when you wake up is, "tell yourself that today you cannot be broken and go out and win the day." "Never give up, never quit, then promise yourself" Measure yourself on who you are today compared to who you were yesterday and not the person other than you whom ever that may be. I remember the times when I was hungry after not eating for a few days; you have to fight to keep your dreams alive. I had to tell myself those things everyday that the pain would be temporary and to remember the pain so that you never let yourself feel that way again and to appreciate each day as a gift and to be humble and kind. Encourage others to greatness and help them see their endless potential.

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Peter
1/24/2019 03:14:15 pm

Wow Hood,
What powerful thoughts and feelings. You’ve obviously risen above some trying times and sharing them with our community can only help others who are struggling to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. I remember you and so appreciate this submission.
Pete

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