11 Habits to Nurture Self-Confidence

1. @ @habitsguy habitsguy 11 HABITS HABITS to Nurture SELF-CONFIDENCE Nurture

2. Some people just have Some people just have it. .

3. You can see it in their You can see it in their walk, , in in the way they the way they greet people, , in the way they the way they handle themselves at parties and in meetings. at parties and in meetings. in

4. And others And others pay attention to them, because they just them, because they just seem to exude a “ to exude a “presence.” .” to seem

5. SELF-CONFIDENCE: The trust in oneself trust in oneself – – in one’s skills and abilities and talents skills and abilities and talents – – a trust that makes a person a trust that makes a person assertive and proactive. assertive and proactive. The in one’s

6. If you want to improve your self If you want to improve your self- - confidence, confidence, here’s here’s 11 habits that you can begin to work on can begin to work on right now. that you

7. 1 1 Confident People Ask for Help When They Need It People who have confidence People who have confidence have no problem with not have no problem with not knowing everything. knowing everything.

8. To the confident person, asking for To the confident person, asking for and getting help means and getting help means the chance to learn something..

9. 2 2 Confident People Are Not Afraid to Be Wrong People with confidence do not People with confidence do not see mistakes as “black marks” see mistakes as “black marks” on themselves. on themselves.

10. They admit the mistake They admit the mistake, , “ “own” it, learn from it, and move on. ” it, learn from it, and move on.

11. 3 3 Confident People Find Their Happiness Within Themselves Confident people can praise Confident people can praise themselves and can find joy in themselves and can find joy in what they accomplish privately. what they accomplish privately.

12. It doesn’t matter to them what It doesn’t matter to them what others think, because they others think, because they know their worthand they and they are with themselves.. are pleased

13. 4 4 Confident People Don’t Have to Be the Center of Attention Confident people don’t need the Confident people don’t need the attention. They know who they are attention. They know who they are and that they are worthwhile. and that they are worthwhile.

14. Interestingly, their lack of attention Interestingly, their lack of attention- - seeking usually means that seeking usually means that more people do pay attention to them. to them.

15. 5 5 Confident People Take Risks “If “If I don’t take this risk, will I I don’t take this risk, will I regret it later regret it later?” ?” The answer is almost always a “yes.” almost always a “yes.” The answer is

16. The confident person knows The confident person knows that the worst that will happen that the worst that will happen is a failure, and they know they is a failure, and they know they learn from their failures..

17. 6 6 Confident People Celebrate the Successes of Others When you know who you are and When you know who you are and like who you are, it’s easy to praise like who you are, it’s easy to praise others who achieve something great. others who achieve something great.

18. It It doesn’t take away from your take away from your worth, nor does it diminish your worth, nor does it diminish your successes and achievements in successes and achievements in any way. any way.

19. 7 7 Confident People Don’t Judge Others Confident people choose Confident people choose their own lifestyles and their own lifestyles and allow others theirs. allow others theirs.

20. “When you judge others, it doesn’t “When you judge others, it doesn’t define them; it only defines define them; it only defines you as someone who needs to judge.” someone who needs to judge.” - - Wayne Dyer Wayne Dyer as

21. 8 8 Confident People Speak with Confidence As you change your As you change your vocabulary, your own vocabulary, your own confidence improves. confidence improves.

22. Instead of “I’m not sure” or “I Instead of “I’m not sure” or “I think maybe we should try, use think maybe we should try, use “I’ll find out and get back to you,” or or “We should do this.”

23. 9 9 Confident People Can Say “No” Never saying “no” means others are Never saying “no” means others are in control of you, and there will in control of you, and there will never be a growth of self never be a growth of self- -confidence. confidence.

24. The next time The next time someone asks you if someone asks you if you will help them you will help them out, and if you don’t out, and if you don’t really want to, really want to, muster up the muster up the courage and let that and let that “ “no” word come out ” word come out of your mouth. of your mouth.

25. 10 10 Confident People Compete with Themselves If you fail to meet your own If you fail to meet your own challenges, it’s no big deal challenges, it’s no big deal – – you just try again until you do. just try again until you do. you

26. There are There are no winners and losers winners and losers when you compete against yourself, when you compete against yourself, so you never lose. so you never lose.

27. 11 11 Confident People Listen Confident people have Confident people have nothing to prove to nothing to prove to anyone. anyone.

28. They They don’t have to bolster have to bolster themselves by butting in and themselves by butting in and controlling the conversation. controlling the conversation.

29. About the Author Daniela McVicker is an independent blogger independent blogger and writer who doesn’t and writer who doesn’t believe in the word believe in the word impossible. impossible. Passionate about traveling, love about traveling, love and self and self- -culture. culture. is an Passionate

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