Self-Confidence (feat. Mike King)

By Roger L. Brooks

This week,?we feature Mike King on the cover of Kind Magazine. What attracted us to Mike? His self-confidence. ?You can see it in his profile image, and you can feel it in the name he chose for his company, iPullRank.

Mike is a Serial Entrepreneur, Author of "The Science of SEO”, and was awarded the 2020 Search Marketer of the Year. He has 14 years of experience in digital marketing and 25 years in web development and says, “I make my clients PROUD by always being PROACTIVE.”

Now, let's take a deeper dive into the importance of the self-confidence principle, and some action you can take to improve yours. You may just be surprised how easy it is to do once your intentions are aligned.

PRINCIPLE:?

How does one gain authentic self-confidence? By decreasing the need to feel confident. Yes, it is that simple. As with many of the principles, your level of self-confidence begins with the manner in which you allow confidence to show up in your world. If you place importance on your success, on the desired outcome you wish to achieve, in essence you raise the level of insecurity about that outcome by the mere fact that you’re concerned about it. You will become anxious, impatient, and insecure because you’ll naturally impose a timetable for when you’ll achieve or not achieve that outcome. If it doesn’t happen soon enough, thoughts of inferiority and insecurity will consume your mind.

The key factor with this principle is embracing the fact of letting go by lowering the emphasis you place on things. When you do this you’ll achieve a double result: your insecurity will lessen, and your true self-confidence will grow. It is the exact opposite of the strategy you may have been pursuing your entire life.?

You may have been told that the way you grow your confidence is by the self-assurance you focus on the?outcome you wish to achieve. That may be true in part, but confidence emerges when the focus on your self-assurance is placed on the appreciation of your abilities to get there, rather than on getting there itself. This slight shift in mindset will lead to tremendous gains in your confidence regarding your own abilities.?

When your mind is focused and clear it is confident. You build self-confidence by keeping the promises made to others and to yourself. Follow through and do what you say you’re going to do without overcommitting. If you tell yourself you’ll wake up early to get a head start on a project, do it. If you’re going to cut down on sweets and sugars, do it. If you tell your boss you’ll have something finished by a certain day or time, do it. All of the little things you say and do add up to big things if you keep your promises.?

By ascribing less importance to things you will no longer need to be reassured, so you’ll have nothing to fear. Confidence will take on a whole new meaning: “I have nothing to safeguard,?achieve, or worry about because nothing has so much importance that in itself it fuels my confidence.”

“Self-confidence is a reputation with

oneself that you do what you say you’re going to do.” -Ed Mylett

TAKING ACTION:

Today, let go of the thought and need to feel confident. Let your self-confidence be the result of your calmness as you move along your path to build the best you. When you are focused on the greater good, petty things no longer intercept your thoughts. Such things will simply come and go because you now realize your innate abilities will drive you where you want to go.?

Confidence is simply being yourself and no longer having the need to compete. When you realize you have abilities that no one else possesses, that’s when you’ll realize competition is non-existent. You no longer need to compare yourself to others. You no longer need to think you’re above anyone else. You will no longer feel inadequate. Your renewed confidence comes from your positive mindset and complete elimination of fear.

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Roger?L. Brooks is an American author, podcaster, book publisher and entrepreneur and is the founder of the American Real Publishing Company.?Portions of this newsletter?are part of his?personal growth and development?series of writings and his latest book,?Build the Best You . To read more of?Roger's work,?click here .?

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