If you're not actively building your confidence, more than likely you are allowing it to reduce, by inertia. A devastating thought!

When was the last time you said to yourself? "I'll have a go. It doesn't matter if I make a mistake."

Confidence is like muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. The opposite is also true. Think about it for a minute. The less you exercise your muscles, the more they reduce in size and strength. In the same way, the less you risk; the less you are prepared to have a go; the more you reduce your confidence.

Opportunities to exercise your confidence muscles arise daily, whether you're in a shop looking for good service, you need to say no to more work, you want to handle your children better or make a presentation to a group.

Why not get started now? Remember it's no good exercising in your head, you must experience what's it's like to take risks, even tiny ones. I suggest you pick one tool at a time and work with it over a month until you have really got to grips with it and it's almost second nature.

It helps too to get support from support from friends and family or a coach.

Five Ways to Build Confidence

1. Say no. (To whatever it is you don't want to do, or accept.)
2. Collect rejections. (Keep putting yourself out there and asking for what you want, e.g. higher salary, more time off, a discount on purchases, someone else to do the dishes, the more no's you get, the less it bothers you).
3. Change your mind twice a day - it's OK.
4. Think about what you want. Start it. Finish it. Acknowledge your achievement. (Pick something simple to begin with. Feel what it's like to achieve it.)
5. Share your opinion when in company - bring yourself out into the open.

Enjoy the confidence you will gain!

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