“Fake it until you make it! Act as if you had all the confidence you require until it becomes your reality.”
A little positive thinking goes a long way especially if you believe in yourself and you’ve got plenty of self-confidence. When you go through rough times - no one’s exempt – your self-belief will always put you back on the right track.
No matter how rich or poor you are, you’ll eventually encounter something that will hurt, sadden, disappoint, stress or anger you.
These feelings are absolutely normal – you don’t have to be ashamed to admit your negative feelings to yourself.
But the difference between positive and negative thinkers is that the negative ones will let these negative feelings linger, they’ll let these feelings consume their entire being. They’ll be living their lives in the shadow of their negative emotions.
The positive thinkers, on the other hand, will take all these events in stride. They know these are but normal. It’s all part of the grand plan called life. They may suffer too, but they’ll always bounce back. They’re not going to remain down for long periods of time.
If you want to become a better version of yourself, you’re going to need to develop a love for yourself. If you already love yourself, then good. It will be easier for you to believe in yourself and what you can do. The transition from being a shy person to one brimming with self-confidence will be easier, too.
Here are a few ways you can build your self-belief and your selfconfidence:
To build your self-confidence, you’ve got to have a solid plan for what you want to achieve. You’ve got to have solid footing so you can navigate your way to success. If you fail to plan for your dreams, then it’s going to be easy to blame your lack of preparation as the cause of your failure.
It will be so easy to crawl back into your comfort zone. But if you’ve got a solid plan, then you can’t just turn your back on it, especially if you spent a lot of time working on that plan.
Being accountable to yourself and to someone else will help too. They’ll help cheer you on which will help you believe that you can indeed reach your dreams!
When you’ve got low self-confidence and low self-esteem, you try to avoid stepping out of your comfort zone. You’re afraid of taking risks and failing. You don’t want to get laughed at. You don’t believe you can ever succeed.
In fact, you’ve pretty much convinced yourself that you’re happy where you are right now. Deep inside, however, you know you’re not, and you want something more out of your life. Obviously, this kind of mindset reeks of negativity.
If you want to transform yourself into a more positive individual, you’ve got to believe that you can do it. You’ve got to trust yourself. You’ve got to stay committed 100%. You can’t not give it your all. Otherwise, you’re just going to fail.
Once you commit yourself to improve your mindset, then you’ll experience a lot of positive changes in your life!
We’ve all got our strengths, and we’ve all got our Achilles’ heel. To become a positive thinker, you’re going to have to play to your strengths. You’re going to use it to your advantage. If you’ve got the right set of skills, you can succeed in your chosen path in the least amount of time.
However, if you lack the right skills, that’s a major weakness right there. But it’s not the end of the world. You can still educate yourself and work on building that life skill that’s necessary for your success. Encourage yourself to keep moving forward, and do your best to turn your weakness into one of your strengths!
You can’t be self-confident if you don’t face and conquer your fears. It’s going to hold you back. Likewise, you’re never going to have a firm belief in yourself if you can’t even find the courage to face what you’re deathly afraid of. If you want to succeed in life, you’re going to face your dragons. Face them head on and defeat them. Take hold of your imagination – don’t let it run wild. Don’t think of the what-ifs. Don’t entertain these kinds of thoughts. Otherwise, it’s going to cripple you and prevent you from going after your dreams!
Instead of thinking negative thoughts, try to project positive ones.
Think about what’s going to happen when you finally conquer your fears – you’ll finally have the freedom to go after your goals!
Big goals are tough especially if you’re just a newbie or you’re still trying to find your way in the real world. If your goal is far too big for you right now, if you think it’s going to overwhelm you, then you should divide your goal into smaller ones.
For instance, if you’re hoping to live in your dream house in five years, think about how you’re going to achieve that. Turn each step into a milestone. You might say your first milestone is getting a job that pays you a handsome amount which will allow you to save a significant amount of money.
Your second milestone may be a certain amount of money that gets deposited into the bank once a month. After 5 years, you’ll have saved up a sizeable amount that will be enough to build or buy your dream house!
Don’t forget to celebrate each milestone. Each small achievement will help motivate you to work on the next milestone and the one after that. Before you know it, you’ll have crossed everything off your list, and you’ll finally have achieved your dream!