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Self-Confidence and Poise

What is Self-Confidence?

Jun 12th, 2011
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self-confidenceAuthor: Julia Barnard

‘If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me.’  –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Confidence is about believing in yourself, giving you the courage to go for your goals. As such, assertiveness is a valuable component of a self-confident person. To reach your goals you need to be able to go for what you want. Tied in with this is having an optimistic outlook. Self-confidence is also about liking yourself and being able to take personal responsibility. Furthermore, having confidence is not about belittling or treading on the needs of others. It is a sure sign of a confident person that they are able to see the good in other people, and support and encourage them without feeling jealous or defensive.

Consider each of these elements and perhaps work on those aspects you feel you have most difficulties with. Without self-confidence, life becomes that much tougher.

Believing in yourself

With confidence, you believe you can succeed. You create goals which you expect to achieve. By believing in yourself it empowers you to relish a challenge and puts you in a position where you can cope with situations. Such self-support is very empowering and motivating. You cannot always rely on other people to say the right things, so self-belief is vital. (more…)

5 Steps to a Greater Self-Esteem

Jan 9th, 2011
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Self-EsteemGuest author Kevin Sinclair

The growth and development of an optimistic self-concept, or healthy and balanced self-esteem, performs a significant purpose in your life achievements and also contentment.

Self-esteem is quite obviously the way we feel about our own selves and also our own conduct naturally demonstrates these inner thoughts. The way in which we all speak about ourselves is extremely important in all the things we do. Our opinion is what determines the way we really feel and the way we’re feeling is what determines the way we behave.

A solid optimistic self-concept enables people to open up towards fresh opportunities and challenges both personally as well as professionally. Individuals who are lacking self-esteem tend to be much less willing to progress from their basic safety zone and for that reason pass up opportunities in everyday life, love, and also achievements. (more…)

6 Tips to Develop Self-Confidence with Others

Sep 2nd, 2010
by Gary N. Larson.
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Self-Condidence

Are you the kind of person who struggles in social settings? Are you shy and tend to stand in the background? Do you run from social situations because they are scary and uncomfortable for you?

You may have seen other people that seem to project self-confidence. They appear to have no problem in any social situation. They make friends easily and seem to be able to connect with others. How do they do it?

Today I’m going to share 6 ways to help you develop confidence with others. If you follow these six simple tips you will begin to feel more confident with yourself and more comfortable in social settings. There is no magic here, just six simple tips. Here they are:

Tip Number 1: Be a Front-Row-Seater

When you attend any function such as a meeting, seminar, or class where there is a large group of people, what is the first row of seats that fill up? The back row! It seems like most everyone wants to be in the back, out of the way, unobtrusive, and unnoticed. They want to just slide into the back unobserved. You need to change that attitude. You need to be a front-row-seater.

Let’s face it; outgoing, confident people don’t sit on the back row. You will find those people sitting on the front row and that’s where you should be also. It’s a signal of your willingness to jump in and be a part of the situation. Sitting on the front row may be uncomfortable at first but it puts you right up there with the important people. Another benefit is (more…)

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