18 Rules for Inner Confidence

THE GUIDELINES FOR BEING CONFIDENT

You must be willing to change your state if you want to learn how to build confidence. At any given time of day, your state is essentially your mood. Your mood is influenced by how you perceive yourself at the time. The good news is that you can change your state at any time, regardless of what's going on around you, as long as you know how. Here are the main principles of developing confidence and certainty that anyone can use to their advantage, as well as some real-life examples to help you apply them in any area of your life.

BODY LANGUAGE

When it comes to learning how to be confident, physiology is crucial. Mastering confident body language can put you on the road to success. Consider someone you know who you regard as extremely confident. When you first met them, you probably sensed their confidence before they even said anything. You could tell they were confident by the way they carried themselves and moved. They looked you in the eyes, shook your hand firmly, and stood up straight. Take a quick inventory of your body now. How do you hold yourself? How are you doing? We all experience negative emotions, which can result in slouching, shallow breathing, or hanging your head. You have the ability to change how you feel by controlling how your body moves.

POSITIVITY

Thinking positively can manifest in a variety of ways. First, shift your focus, because, as Tony says, "where focus goes, energy flows." Instead of focusing on all the ways something could go wrong, concentrate on all the ways it could go right. Consider how you'll deliver your presentation and how pleased your coworkers will be to hear it. What you concentrate on becomes your reality, and this includes what you concentrate on within your own mind. Replace negative words with positive ones and begin to see the positive side of things. You change your state by shifting your focus, both internally and externally. You can change your life by changing your state.

A GROWTH MINDSET

What do you think it means to be confident? You might believe that confidence only comes from prior success, that you can only learn to be confident in yourself after you've achieved great success. This type of core belief severely restricts you. Confidence does not come from your external accomplishments; it comes from within. Being confident means that if you fail, you can pick yourself up and try again rather than giving up. When you begin to take actionable steps toward your goal of confidence, your beliefs will gradually begin to solidify. It's time to embrace a growth mindset and believe that you can learn how to build confidence.

HOW TO BE CONFIDENT

What do these tenets have in common? They are all about learning to control your emotions. You must shift your perspective and mindset in order to be confident. And part of that is believing - developing certainty - that you are confident. That can be easier said than done at times, but there are specific steps you can take to apply these principles and gain confidence.

1. PRACTICE SELF-LOVE

To truly learn how to be confident, you must first learn to love yourself. When you love yourself, you will have confidence no matter what happens in life because that confidence comes from within.



Master the arts of self-awareness and self-love before attempting to master the art of self-confidence. Determine and be proud of your values. Accept both your strengths and weaknesses. That doesn't mean you can't work on your flaws. It's about appreciating yourself and what sets you apart from everyone else on the planet. When you begin to doubt yourself, remember to first love yourself.

2. OVERCOME YOUR LIMITING BELIEFS

People who do not love themselves unconsciously adopt limiting beliefs about what they are capable of or what type of relationship they deserve. This results in self-sabotage and reinforcement of these beliefs, which must be overcome as the first step toward total confidence. Consider what beliefs are causing your lack of confidence in the first place. Negative emotions such as self-doubt and anxiety are inextricably linked to the perceptions we have of ourselves based on our life experiences. They are your brain's way of telling you that it is time to examine your limiting beliefs and replace them with more empowering ones.