The Truth About Confidence And How to Overcome Self-Doubt
A few weeks ago, I was with some friends and we were discussing our “one word” for 2023.
Do you do this?
It’s where you pick one word that you will focus on and then you use that word to guide you through the new year.
My friend (we’ll call her Friend #1) said hers was “visibility”.
She wanted to put herself out there more.
Get more publicity, build her audience, and grow her brand.
This is when my other friend (Friend #2), said to her… “Yes, but WHY haven’t you been more visible already?”
To which Friend #1 responded… “I haven’t felt confident enough.”
Ugh…
Haven’t we all been there?
No matter how confident you are, self-doubt creeps in for all of us.
And it can seem so hard to let go of and overcome self-doubt sometimes.
In addition to rewriting your story about it, I wanted to offer some practical tips to support you overcome self-doubt and feel so confident no one can’t stop you!
Here you go…
1. Practice power posing. Go with me here… Studies have shown that adopting certain body postures, such as standing with your hands on your hips, can actually increase confidence and reduce stress. When you walk into a room, hold your head up and act as if you own it. Your brain will follow suit and you’ll feel as if you do!
2. Surround yourself with hype people. I know… sounds a bit silly. But the people closest to me are my biggest fans. They tell me I can when I think I can’t. They highlight my accomplishments when I try to brush them under the rug. And I do the same for them. Surround yourself with hype people! Learn a new skill. Acquiring a new skill or knowledge can boost your confidence and give you a sense of accomplishment.
3. Find someone to model. We all learn from each other and learning to feel confident is no exception. Look for someone who exudes confidence and then mimic their behavior and attitudes. Or as I like to say, “when you don’t have confidence, borrow someone else’s!”
Which one will you try?
I’ll be talking about building confidence all this week on the social medias so connect with me there!
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