#PositiveVibes - Build Confidence

By John R. Nocero

The VIBE: Do the little things to build big confidence.

  Okay, let’s see..leaving the house, let me check the list. Clean off the counters? Check. All of them. Yes. Take my dog back outside after he eats and put him in his little bed in the gated area until I get home. Check. Today is recyclables day so be sure to put them outside. Check. And take out the garbage. Check. Let’s jump in my car and go to work. Ready to start the day with confidence.

Here is the truth about confidence. It is a skill, not some wild personality characteristic you were born with. Many people fake it, but you can cultivate it. You can have the same amount as financial planners, surgeons or lawyers. Because it is a skill. To cultivate that skill you need to practice it. For me it is lists – to do lists in fact, along with repetitive habits and continual routines. I started making them back in 2003 and continue to this day. I don’t put so many things on them that I cannot accomplish my tasks. I have learned the sweet spot of having too many things on the list versus not enough. That wasn’t easy. But over time, I have learned and it has changed my belief. My belief in me and my ability. And that belief has cause me to become confident; I refuse it to be limiting but choose it to be powerful. This causes me to take action. And actions help me to move forward.

 Go forth with pride. and confidence.

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