Many of us have goals and dreams we envision for our lives, but without self-confidence, we’ll get nowhere with them.
Building self confidence will give you the motivation needed to achieve everything you want out of life.
Here are a few exercises you can try each day to help boost your self-confidence.
Start a journal. A confidence-boosting journal should contain positive things you did for that day. Most people accomplish a lot of little things in the span of 24 hours, but don’t really think of them as achievements.
By putting them in a journal each day, you see how they build up over the weeks, months, and years. You might start with the simple things – like five ways you paid a random act of kindness to a stranger or three things you did that helped further your career.
It can be something as simple as holding the door open for an elderly person or reading a book about saving for retirement. And to make it more interesting, why not associate a colour to each random act of kindness? For example:
If you did something that sparked someones passion, check Red.
If you did something that made someone feel happy, check Orange.
If you did something particularly focused to help someone, check Yellow.
If you did something loving and kind for someone during your day, check Green.
If you did something intuitively for another, check Blue.
If you did something relaxing and calming for someone, check Indigo.
If you did something creative with someone, check Purple.
As you look back on your entries of positive accomplishments, it will motivate you to achieve more and you’ll be able to identify areas in your life where there is too much or too little of the colourful activity.
List your goals in baby steps. Instead of setting a goal to accomplish the whole thing at once, try breaking it down into tiny steps that you need to meet each day. Each time you get to cross off the little steps, you gain more confidence and you’ll empower yourself to reach the next step until you’ve achieved the primary goal.
Remember its ok to ‘Go for Gold’. The key to achieving your goals often requires baby steps helping you gain the esteem you’re lacking.
Read inspirational quotes. With so much on the market today, search the internet or purchase a book with lots of inspirational quotes about confidence or self-esteem. Read one quote everyday and see if you can apply it to your own life. This is a great way to avoid feeling ‘Blue’.
The key to feeling confident is finding balance in all you do.
So why not enjoy the experience and build your confidence, one colour at the time.
