Thursday, May 12, 2011

How to build self-confidence

The ideas I share in the article below sound simple and almost
too obvious. Beware! Some people get fooled by this simplicity
into not taking action.

If all you do is take one simple concept and apply it you
will make progress one step at a time. Do this with each of
the tips in this report and you will enjoy new success
with other people.

And you will feel a new confidence that changes the quality
of your day to day life.

When I made the leap from feeling unsure of myself around
people and shy with new people to becoming highly confident
and persuasive it happened one step at a time. I did not
wake up one morning feeling completely transformed.

I focused on getting better and I took the time to learn new
strategies AND I applied them each day until I soon mastered
the simple concepts I introduce in this report.

You can do the same! Remember having the ability to
communicate with confidence is only a question of knowing
the right strategy.

All the very best,

Peter Murphy



How To Build Self-Confidence To Improve Your Life - 6 Key Insights
by Peter Murphy

One of the best personal attributes one can have is
self-confidence. A positive relationship with others
fosters a sense of self-worth that contributes to the image
you have of yourself.

Even if you are shy and retiring, you can develop the
self-confidence you need to propel you from obscurity into
a place of honor within your circle of acquaintances.

Self-confidence can help you develop new friends, and may
even help you get that promotion you want at work. Recent
research shows that supervisors value your attitude more
than your actual knowledge about your job.

The job can be learned, but an attitude is a personality
trait that comes naturally to those who are self-confident.
If you are not self-confident, there are techniques that
can help you build self-confidence.

1. You have to invest time to learn how to build
self-confidence. Even those who appear to be very
self-confident have faced situations where they were not
comfortable in groups and felt alone and rejected.

Observe the actions of self-confident people and make their
personality traits yours as well. You can imitate their
actions and slowly learn to develop your own personality
traits that lead to self-confidence.
The Power OF Positve Habits
2. Most people dread walking into a room filled with
strangers, either at work, conferences or parties. It is
difficult to appear to be forceful and confident, but if
you practice putting on a happy face, it will soon become
second nature for you to do so (and may even help you
actually be happy).

Attend social functions even though you'd rather stay at
home reading a book. Practice your confidence-building
techniques until they become part of your personality.

3. Appearances count for a lot in projecting an image of a
self-confident individual. When interacting with others,
don't stay glued to the wall.

Mingle with others and initiate conversations in a
friendly, interested manner. Even though you may be quaking
with insecurities inside, if you appear self-confident it
becomes easier to converse with others and will also make
you more approachable.

4. When you project a self-assured image, you'll find that
others respond in a positive manner to your overtures of
friendship.

Don't be afraid to join a group or activity that is already
in progress. You have something to contribute, and others
will know it.

5. We've all admired and envied the person who has the
"gift of gab." They appear to effortlessly engage in
conversation in any group on any subject.

These people aren't necessarily born with this ability. For
most people it is an acquired trait that is learned over a
period of time.

It is important to be in tune with others by observing
their expressions, their emotions and body language to know
whether they are approachable or genuinely want to be left
alone. Remember, though, that even a loner will appreciate
a friendly greeting.

6. Being a good conversationalist is essential when
learning how to build self-confidence. Off-the-wall
comments, while they do have their place perhaps during a
lull in the conversation, are generally avoided.

Your contributions to a conversation need to be on target
with the subject being discussed. Easing into a
conversation gradually after listening for a few minutes is
preferable to simply butting in.

Watch for an opening in the conversation to introduce
yourself and make a comment or two; don't hog the
conversation.

The process of building self-confidence can be a long,
arduous process that takes time. Be prepared for rejection
some of the time but don't take it as a personal rebuff.

Keep up your self-confident image and practice what you've
learned about building self-confidence. It will soon come
naturally to you.

Why do you want more self-confidence?

What will it give you?

Apart from better relationships at home and at work most
people want to be able to get along more easily with
people they meet.

And this is where so many people take a wrong turn.

Instead of learning advanced self-confidence techniques
which are easy to learn and straightforward to use --
they learn about positive thinking and think that is all
they need.

In the past you were more or less stuck if you wanted to
change your habitual ways of dealing with people. And it
took a lot of effort to make even a little progress. The
difference now is that there have been major breakthroughs
in the field of peak performance.

It is now possible for you to quickly and easily change
how well you interact with others and to go from having
difficulties to having great self-confidence when dealing
with people. Or to go from having good people skills to
becoming exceptional.

And this can happen faster than you think.

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