Monday, September 30, 2013

Three Simple Ways to Boost Your Confidence



A few years ago, lack of confidence was my biggest weakness. However, I turned my self-perception around by infusing my life with a few easy habits. If you are looking to improve your confidence, here are some steps that worked for me. 
  

Set reasonable goals

Have you always wanted to run a marathon? Learn to cook? Another reason for lack of confidence is the habit of setting goals too high. If you try to go from couch potato to exercise aficionado in a day, this can backfire when you find yourself disappointed in your success. By taking things one step at a time to achieve  any goal, no matter how small, can boost your self-confidence. As you work to bigger challenges, you will build trust in your own abilities.

Have secrets

This may be the most surprising tips we’ve mentioned. Having small, innocent secrets can be a fun way to develop a relationship with yourself. These aren’t secrets that you keep out of shame, but are more playful in nature, like stashing jelly beans in your desk drawer just for you, or catching a solo movie on your day off — not secrets as much as things you don’t share with anyone else. If every single aspect of your life is an open book, it can be easy to lose a sense of identity and independence. It works similarly to keeping a private journal, which is another great way to get to know yourself.

Be who you want

If you’ve always imagined yourself differently, take action to become your “dream self.” The key, however, is to take small steps and get to know yourself along the way—be who you want to be, but don’t totally abandon who you are and become a stranger to yourself. Like our first tip, set reasonable goals. If you are modeling who you are based on what other people want, of course you’re not going to have confidence in this person. 



One way you can ease into this is by playing with your appearance: surface changes are more minor and easy to play with, so you can get used to taking control of your life before looking inwardly. If you’ve always felt like a blonde on the inside, but you hear your mother’s voice telling you that women in your family have been brunette for generations every time you consider trying out a new hairstyle (the story of my teenage years), tell Mom that this generation is trying out blonde. If your style preference has always been bolder than what you’ve worn, take the plunge and introduce funkier pieces gradually. If you are bothered by your laugh lines but don’t prioritize beauty, indulge yourself.

I’ve mentioned it before, but frankly I can’t mention it enough: if you’ve always imagined yourself with skin that looks smoother, take a close look at NeriumAD. This simple skincare solution is clinically proven to help minimize the look of wrinkles and fine lines in 30 days. You can have the firmer, evenly-colored looking skin that you’ve always imagined. There’s no reason not to make simple changes if they’re
available and affordable. After making outward adjustments to become the person you’ve always fantasized about being, you can get more comfortable to make the inward changes you want, whether it’s improved confidence, patience, emotional wellbeing, or whatever traits you want to work on.

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