5 Tips to Build Self-Confidence.
Sridevi Ravichandran (Career Strategy Coach)
Helping Mid-Senior Professionals & Leaders Leverage Their USP to Land Top Leadership Roles | Career Branding Expert | Resume Writer, Job Search, LinkedIn & Interview Coach | LinkedIn Top Voice 2023 | Former HR
Self-confidence is your self-belief, self-awareness, self-worth, trusting your value, skills, and capabilities.
A self-confident person is assertive, emotionally mature, has realistic expectations with an inspiring persona, and exhibits a resilient demeanor.
It facilitates positivity, optimistic outlook, reframe negative thoughts plays a huge role in attaining success.
It is not easy to be confident or practice this trait regularly in everyday life.
Here are 5 simple tips to increase self-confidence:
Listen to the inner voice:
We all have that inner voice communicating to us in every situation of our life. Ensure that your inner voice motivates and keeps you confident.
Silence negativity, reframe thoughts that facilitate low self-esteem or makes you feel less confident.
Leave that comparison:
Stop comparing yourself with others, your journey, and destination is different. Focus on your life path, happiness, achievements, etc.
Someone is always better than you. You are always better than someone; comparing yourself with others is undermining your uniqueness.
Celebrate who you are, be happy and content.
Discover yourself:
Conduct self-analysis, Find your strengths, and work on your weakness.
When you identify your true potential, fortes, practice them regularly to build confidence in your abilities.
Practise Self-care:
Self-care is never selfish; Eat healthily and exercise daily.
Focus on your mental health. Screen your thoughts, find happiness even in the smallest things, and keep negativity aside.
Schedule ‘Me time’, take up a hobby or activity that you enjoy like reading, cooking, painting, meditation, anything that brings calmness and a sense of contentment.
Stop fearing the Unknown:
Life is uncertain, stop anticipating, over-planning, fearing the unknown, and dwelling on areas out of your control.
Channelize your energy and focus on the things that you can control in your life.