Building Self Confidence

Self confidence is a belief in yourself and what you want in life, based on an implicit trust in your own abilities to deal with the things that come your way in life. You will find that with greater self confidence, you will have a more positive mindset and greater faith in your actions and choices, in spite of what others may have to say about you. Self confidence can be developed, so fret not if you find that you are lacking in it. With some practice and the following 5 steps suggested by Helene Goldnadel (a life coach), you will find yourself building up your self confidence!

1) Avoid negative statements about yourself

The comments that you make about yourself, or to yourself, has a great impact on your self confidence. If you are thinking negative thoughts, it will lead to negative feelings about your situation and yourself. You may not realize it, but negative or self deprecating comments over time will erode your self confidence.

2) Identify your own issues

Think about your strengths and how you can play to them, as well as your weaknesses and how you can improve upon them. Do not let your ego get in the way of over inflating your strengths, nor in downplaying your weaknesses.

3) Self Affirmation

Just as it is important to avoid negative thoughts, positive thoughts are encouraged and have a uplifting effect on your emotions and confidence. Make a list of your accomplishments, no matter its magnitude, and acknowledge them. The power of the mind cannot be underestimated. If you desire something strongly enough, let it be the motivating force.

4) Believe in yourself

Beliefs are things that we know to be true, and accept as true without needing to question or consider it. Believe that you can do what someone else can do, and you will be able to achieve it as well. In order to achieve such a level of self confidence for the previous statement to be true, you must first start believing in yourself so as to empower it. Hence, controlling what you believe is the key towards creating a life that you wish to have.

5) Perseverance

There will always be setbacks in life, and we must learn to be more resilient in order to bounce back from these. When things do not go the way you planned, it is alright to be tough with yourself if you were to blame. The crux is not in just taking or laying the blame, but in figuring out what went wrong and how you can fix it. If the problem is something outside the scope of your control, it was not your fault in the first place. 

Do not let the downs in life get to you. Take the time to think through what happened, and how you can avoid it from happening again. If you feel that you are in need of a confidence boost, speak to your friends and your family to put things in perspective. 

Take the time to put these suggestions into practice, and you will be well on your way to building up your self confidence. Meet your problems head on and learn how to deal with different situations. It is alright to be afraid, or to fail, the key is to keep moving forward and working on improving your self confidence.

Helene Goldnadel is a life coach and a singing teacher who has been working with children in voice placement, voice projection. Helene talks about the power of self-confidence and how it has improved student's lives in her life lessons to children.

She believes that when you live your life out of integrity and honor, a lot of people may try to bring you down to their level, but your light and generosity and gratitude will always prevail. With her staff Helene Goldnadel has been the driving factor towards personal growth for children for years.
For more about Ms. Helene, visit here: http://helenegoldnadel.yolasite.com