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7 Key Steps to Unshakable Confidence
Steve Brunkhorst
Do you
remember that day? Perhaps it was your first job interview. Perhaps you
were speaking to a group for the first time. Maybe you were starting a
challenging new career or meeting a special person for the first time.
Your throat became dry and your knees wanted to shake.
You were about to leave a place of mental and emotional safety. You were
putting your skills on the line and taking a risk. If you were
successful, there could be great reward. However, self-doubt was trying
to discourage you.
Confidence is essential in our lives; without it, we will not make the
first attempt to do what we really want. Confidence allows us to move
forward despite temporary discouragement. So where does confidence come
from, and how can we become and remain confident? Here are seven actions
that will help to develop unshakable confidence.
1. Expand Your Knowledge
Gaining new skills for any endeavor - personal or career - is the first
step toward confidence. Identify key areas where you need more
confidence to be successful. Then expand your knowledge by taking
courses, reading books, and attending learning events. Tele-classes are
enjoyable and convenient for learning and discussing ideas with a peer
group. Continuous learning is essential for maintaining a high level of
confidence.
2. Experience Small Successes
Confidence also comes from experiencing small daily successes. They are
like rewards for putting knowledge into action. They may not be the
final goal. Yet they are important. Even a pat on the back from a
colleague or a compliment for a job well done will boost a person's
level of confidence. Keep track of each small success you experience.
You will begin to feel your confidence grow day by day.
3. Exercise Passionate Faith
Confident people have faith that the Creator has a special plan for
their lives. They appear to know inherently that when they follow this
plan, they will be successful. If you want to achieve something, you
absolutely must believe that it is possible for you. You must believe
firmly in your potential. A passionate faith will lead you to find and
follow that purpose.
4. Enable Firm Resolve
There will be disappointments and set backs. It is natural to become
discouraged at times. However, disappointments are not the end of the
road if we view them as learning tools.
Faith in your abilities will lead you past discouragement into a firm
resolve. Resolve overcomes obstacles because it displays patience.
Instead of giving up, you will meet challenges by continuing through
difficult times. Keep your mind on your intended outcome, not on the
obstacles. Think of reasons why you can, not reasons why you cannot.
With time, talents develop and abilities grow. Then you will get a taste
of what is possible -- a measure of success that leads you forward with
enthusiasm. Enthusiasm keeps you fired up to achieve more of those small
daily successes.
5. Enlist Expert Help
Enlist the help of experts in areas where you need more confidence.
Experts can be found though books, articles, videos, seminars, or via a
phone call. A professional coach will help you stay focused on your
objectives and hold you accountable for taking the necessary actions to
complete your plans.
Confidence also attracts more confidence. Experts will support your
plans and offer to help you in tremendous ways if you are enthusiastic
and believe in your goals. Moreover, when you show confidence in others,
they will show confidence in you.
6. Envision Confidence
Envisioning confidence begins to make confidence real in your
experience. Imagine how you will feel and act if you already had the
confidence you need for a specific situation. See yourself in your
mind's eye, acting with courage and conviction. Hold that picture in
your mind, and your vision will start to become real.
7. Expect to be Confident
Expectation is faith in action. Now that you have imagined how
confidence will feel, act as if you were already confident. Move
assuredly and energetically as you go for your goals. You are now
seeing, feeling, and acting in a confident manner. You will achieve what
you expect. Expect to be confident, and you will become confident.
Give yourself time to increase your confidence by using these actions
during the next several months. Get a sheet of paper now and write down
how you will apply each of these actions. They can make a tremendous
difference by allowing you to move more quickly and assuredly toward
your objectives. Today, you can begin developing an unshakable
confidence that will bring you joy and success in every area of your
life.
About
the Author
© Copyright 2004 by Steve Brunkhorst. Steve is a professional success
coach who assists individuals to achieve their objectives and lead
joyous confident lives. Get Steve's popular ezine, Achieve! 60-Second
Nuggets of Inspiration, bringing inspirational and motivational nuggets
to help you achieve more in your career and personal life. Visit
www.AchieveEzine.com
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