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Build Self Confidence Today

There are very few people who could call themselves perfect and be right. Most of us need to build self confidence today, but the majority just either ignore the issues or concentrate on the negatives: stress, worry, jobs, money problems and relationship issues.

Concentrating on these areas drains our self confidence rather than improving it.
If you could improve your self confidence you could make more money, look and feel better physically, or just be more relaxed with other people.

Below there are five simple techniques that have been proved to help build self confidence today.

1. Talk to yourself. It sounds crazy but it works. All of us have a running monologue constantly in our heads, whether we realize it or not. Everything we see, hear, or touch sparks off an immediate dialog in our thoughts.

For those who lack confidence this monologue is filled with negative messages many of which are the negative side of adverts from television, radio, advertisement boardings, newspapers, and just overhearing other people talk.

These negative thoughts literally suck energy from our minds and bodies and block the flow of positive messages. We need to hear the positive messages as they will build self confidence today and raise our self esteem. Take control. Use your inner thoughts to talk to yourself in a positive manner, as often as you can.

As an example one of my regular sayings is “I like myself, I like myself, I like myself”. I just repeat it for a couple of minutes. It sounds cheesy, but does build self confidence today – Try it. I bet that if you go to the mirror right now and repeat out loud “I like myself!” 50 times, it will be impossible to keep from smiling.

2. Dress as smartly and as classily as you can. You wont feel at your best if you don’t look your best. You will be amazed at just how much more confidence you will have just looking your best.

It just feels good when you are wearing your best clothes, are well groomed, and are surrounded by a clean environment. So what if it is Saturday, you need to build self confidence today not next week. Put on your nice clothes, get the car washed, style that hair! A hairdresser once told me “Everyday is show time!”

3. Increase your self esteem even more by giving thanks to what you are, how you look, and what you are doing. Say “thank you” to yourself to everything you see, all whom you meet, and each smile that you receive.

4. Stand or sit correctly: How you stand sends out a message to the World, and in turn, back to you. This results in improving how you feel about yourself and will build self confidence today and every day.

There is scientific evidence that shows how posture affects our mood. Do not slouch. Slouching produces a down mood. By slouching you are telling the world and yourself it doesn’t matter, you don’t matter. Standing tall and upright will actually lift your mood. Help build up your confidence by pulling back those shoulders, stop that slouch, and walk proud.

5. Smile. Just smile and things seem better somehow. Practice smiling regularly and get your facial muscles used to the physical act of smiling.
Go to the mirror and smile – make yourself. Not a grimace, but a proper smile. If you don’t think you can try this:

1)Open your eyes as wide as you can – (try and get your eyebrows right up to you hair line)

2)Slightly open your mouth

3)Pull the corners of your mouth back towards your ears (If your not sure pull them back with your fingers so you know what it feels like then try again without your fingers). 4)Repeat 50 times.

Get your facial muscles used to smiling and you will smile more and encourage smiles from others. This will make you feel happier and with that you’ll build self confidence today.

Amid the daily grind of life, we sometimes lose sight of the little (or big) things that can bring joy to our souls. Anne Frank wrote, “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy!” Good advice!

Life without a source of inspiration becomes merely routine. A life fed with a constant stream of inspiration exists on an entirely different level! Instead of mundane, the inspired life becomes full of adventure, surprises, gratitude and enhanced understanding! Gone are the days of plodding along, nose to the ground, unaware of the myriad facets of a life open to new ideas.

Where does one find inspiration? How do you seek it out?

The natural world is one of the best places to look for inspiration! When was the last time you saw a waterfall? Now, driving by one doesn’t count. What does count is visiting the waterfall with express purpose – getting out of the car and moving to the perfect spot where you can experience the beauty and physical elements. Hear the thunder of the pounding water? Feel the mist on your face? See the rainbow highlighting the water droplets in the air! Is this inspiring or what?!

When I was a child, my family lived in the mountains where exploration and outdoor adventure were the absolute norm! How well I remember the Friday afternoons when my Father would arrive home from work, shouting the very words his children were waiting to hear, “It’s a camping weekend for us!” Barely able to contain our excitement, off we’d go to pack whatever we needed for the upcoming adventure. I’m still amazed at how quickly we prepared with Father urging us to hurry because we wanted to make it to our campsite before dark (you know why if you’ve ever pitched a tent in the dark!) Oh, those were glory days! The adventures we had! Inspiration soaked into the very core of our souls!

Being out in nature can be an exciting source of inspiration, especially if we make an effort to learn about, and really observe, our surroundings.

Allow me to share an experience I had while camping with my children. We had barely pulled into our campsite when the car doors exploded open, freeing my excited girls who leaped out, unrestrained, to begin their weekend adventure! I watched them run this way and that, trying to see as much as possible in the shortest amount of time. Then I took a moment to close my eyes and take in the aroma of the woods. The aroma of warm fir trees wafted into my nostrils. Birds warbled in the background, sharing their contentment

My reverie was interrupted by a small sound within the car. Opening my eyes, I glanced to my left and saw a red squirrel perched on the passenger seat! His position was tentative. He kept glancing between me and a plum left behind on the floorboards. In a flash, he apparently decided the situation was safe. He dove to the floor, grabbed the plum in his jaws, then leaped out of the car for the nearby woods!

How grateful I was for that moment of joyful inspiration! That story has been told and retold countless times in my family. Every time it is, we are all reminded of the wonders of nature and my opportunity to be part of a scene that few people ever experience. Now when we camp, the little ones (my grandchildren!) ask, “Grandma, do you think it will be my turn to have a squirrel sit beside me? That would be so awesome!”

Oh, the wonders of Nature! The inspiration to be found there! Make the decision to experience more of it! Your happier soul will thank you!

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