Techniques to Build Self Confidence

Improve Your Self Image

You can build your self confidence by improving your self- image.     Giving yourself a confidence boost can help to speed you on your way to reaching your goals.

Practice your skills.

• Be aware of the weakness in your skills.  E.g do you work on a computer but cannot use the latest software that would make your job easier? If so, you could be making yourself feel inadequate or incompetent.

• Once you have recognized your weak points, set about trying to improve them. This will boost your overall confidence.

• Spend some time writing down your weak spots and make a clear plan of action to improve them. Do not expect everything to improve at once – allow a realistic timescale for your skill to improve and measure your progress.

• If time is of the essence, then work first on those skills that will help you achieve your goals and let go of the less important items.

• Skills improvement list

• Take a good look at yourself. Are you happy with what you see? Are you presenting an image, both to yourself and to others, that says, “I am confident and happy about who and what I am?”

• If not, check out your wardrobe and throw out the clothes that do not fit with that confident image. What about your hairstyle? Are your skin and nails in good condition? Looking good can help you to feel good and so avoid self-doubt.

• Think about your posture. Do you slouch or walk tall? If you have a tendency to walk along looking at your feet, try walking with your head up with your eye aiming at the rooftops. This may seem silly, but psychologists have found that it is much harder for you to experience negative feeling when you look upwards.