Gain Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence

By Steve Hill

So you are currently struggling with a lack of self-esteem and self-confidence, but what should you do? How do you increase your confidence and self-esteem? If you would like to find the answer to these questions then it may well be worth while to read the article below.

If you do not have confidence in yourself then nobody else will have confidence in you. This is a very famous quote but it can at times be very hard to follow the advice within it.

At the end of the day you can only do your best by giving one hundred percent. If this does not turn out to be good enough then there is nothing more you can do. If for example you are playing a sport and feel that you are not good enough there are a couple of approaches that you can take. Firstly it would be a good idea to work extra hard at training, perhaps attend some specialist coaching and then give it a real go on the day that you play the sport. It is important not to show that you are low in confidence to your opponents, always walk tall and talk a good game however you may be feeling inside. Play the sport as if it does not really matter, this helps you to not freeze or tighten up. Play with freedom and even showboat a little by showing exactly what you can do.

If you have lost confidence at work, perhaps you have made a couple of mistakes lately, then it may be necessary to ask for some additional training. Think about why you have made the errors, are you getting enough sleep each night, do you rush your work etc. It would be worth while to speak to your boss, to explain why you think you have made these mistakes and about how you plan to resolve the issue.

On a social basis people can lose confidence when they start worrying about what their friends and family think of them. Be true to yourself, do the right things in life and you will have nothing to stress about. It does not matter what other people it is what you think that counts.

Steve Hill is a webmaster from Birmingham, he has interests in a number of websites including: stuttering info, gain self-confidence and DVD authoring

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