How to Be More Confident in Yourself (9 Proven Hacks)
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1. Set “Bite-Size” Goals
If you want to be more confident in yourself, then you need to build trust in your ability to get shit done.
You need to prove to yourself that you can take action and accomplish your goals.
If you want to be more confident in yourself, then you need to build trust in your ability to get shit done.
You need to prove to yourself that you can take action and accomplish your goals.
The best way to do this is to set small “bite-size” goals that you can accomplish in just a few weeks.
This way, you can quickly accomplish your goals, build trust in yourself, and create massive momentum in your life.
This way, you can quickly accomplish your goals, build trust in yourself, and create massive momentum in your life.
2. Identify Your Insecurities
Setting goals is crucial, but defining your fears and insecurities is even more important.
Right now, ask yourself: “What am I embarrassed about or ashamed of? What am I afraid that other people might discover about me?”
Setting goals is crucial, but defining your fears and insecurities is even more important.
Right now, ask yourself: “What am I embarrassed about or ashamed of? What am I afraid that other people might discover about me?”
Then make a list.
This is a list of your top insecurities. We all have them, so don’t be embarrassed.
To get over them, I suggest you pick one and share it with a close friend or family member.
This will not be easy, but it will help you remove the shame associated with it.
This is a list of your top insecurities. We all have them, so don’t be embarrassed.
To get over them, I suggest you pick one and share it with a close friend or family member.
This will not be easy, but it will help you remove the shame associated with it.
3. Practice Facing Rejection
We are afraid that we are going to fail to live up to the expectations of other people… and our own expectations… and it scares the crap out of us.
We are afraid that we are going to fail to live up to the expectations of other people… and our own expectations… and it scares the crap out of us.
This is normal, but if you let this fear stop you from going after what you want, then you will never reach your goals.
Instead, you must force yourself to face this fear on a daily basis. This is the only way to overcome it.
Instead, you must force yourself to face this fear on a daily basis. This is the only way to overcome it.
4. Practice Decision-Making
If you want to reach true self-confidence, then you must be able to make fast decisions.
Most of us make the mistake of over-thinking and over-analyzing every little choice.
If you want to reach true self-confidence, then you must be able to make fast decisions.
Most of us make the mistake of over-thinking and over-analyzing every little choice.
This will cause you to lose confidence in yourself, because you’re essentially training yourself to doubt your gut instinct.
5. Try New Hobbies
If you want to be more confidence, you need to try new things.
You can’t spend all of your time inside your comfort zone and expect things to change.
If you want to be more confidence, you need to try new things.
You can’t spend all of your time inside your comfort zone and expect things to change.
One of the best ways to “switch things up” and expand your comfort zone is to experiment with new hobbies.
You never know, you might find a hidden passion you never knew existed.
You never know, you might find a hidden passion you never knew existed.
6. Spend Time with People You Admire
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”
This famous quote is shockingly true. Other people’s personality traits tend to “rub off” on you.
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”
This famous quote is shockingly true. Other people’s personality traits tend to “rub off” on you.
If you spend most of your time with lazy people who just want to get drunk and hang out, you will become equally mediocre.
But if you spend time with motivated people who push you to get better, you will quickly gain momentum in your life.
But if you spend time with motivated people who push you to get better, you will quickly gain momentum in your life.
7. Silence “The Voice Inside Your Head”
When you’re feeling a lack confidence, it usually starts with “the voice inside your head”.
You know, the little voice that says you’re going to fail… that says you’re too ugly… that says other people are trying to hurt you.
When you’re feeling a lack confidence, it usually starts with “the voice inside your head”.
You know, the little voice that says you’re going to fail… that says you’re too ugly… that says other people are trying to hurt you.
Here is one quick trick you can use right now: whenever you start to hear “the voice” getting started, stop and focus on the sensations in the bottom of your feet.
This forces you to stay “out of your head” and keeps you feeling calm and confident.
This forces you to stay “out of your head” and keeps you feeling calm and confident.
8. The “I Love Myself” Affirmation
The final “hack” is a simple affirmation.
Affirmations are short statements that you repeat to yourself in order to boost your mood (and “hypnotize” yourself into actually believing it).
The final “hack” is a simple affirmation.
Affirmations are short statements that you repeat to yourself in order to boost your mood (and “hypnotize” yourself into actually believing it).
The most effective affirmation I’ve ever tried is the “I love myself” affirmation…
Here’s how it works: stare at yourself in a mirror and say “I love myself” 5-10 times.
Here’s how it works: stare at yourself in a mirror and say “I love myself” 5-10 times.
9. Lift Weight
Lifting weights is quite possibly the easiest way to build self-confidence.
It will help you build muscle and burn fat. And this will make you look better. And looking better will make you feel better about yourself.
Lifting weights is quite possibly the easiest way to build self-confidence.
It will help you build muscle and burn fat. And this will make you look better. And looking better will make you feel better about yourself.
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