Confidence - A Super Power!

Whether it is in your life or business, the most dangerous game you can play when it comes to getting what you want is "waiting until you’re ready". What most people mean when they say, “I’m not ready,” is “I want to be confident in my ability to have a successful experience.”

One needs to understand that the Self Confidence is the byproduct of taking action on the journey to success, not a catalyst to success.

"Self confidence is a super power once you start believing in yourself, magic starts happening"

There are two factors which could build your confidence so that you can reach your goals faster;

1. CERTAINTY

Being certain is a way to build your confidence quickly.

In your life you would most likely find yourself in one of these two situations on your business growth journey: facing a new goal or getting stuck while trying to achieve one that you’ve been working on. One of the reasons your confidence can stall in these situations is because there’s an uncertainty that comes from doing something new or when an old method expire that used to work.

Here’s how to resolve that:

Focus on the things you’re good at and that you’re certain about.

This should be something you love or that you’re good at. This will create the right momentum because you don’t have to fight an internal battle of “but I’m not good at that” to get things to move. If you’re not sure what those actions could be, try this:

Take out a piece of paper and draw two columns. In column one, list out all of the things that you’re good at, whether or not they have anything to do with your business.

In column two, list out your goals. Looking at columns one and two together, which things in column one can help you achieve the goals you listed in column two?

For example, maybe you’re really good at talking on the phone or you’re the person everyone comes to when they need some guidance. Now if you wanted to increase your income and one of your sub goals was to have 10 additional sales conversations every month, then your skill of being the person people want to open up to and get advice from would be helpful in accomplishing that goal.

Let's take another example to make it more clear, if you have a really good will power and once you decide something you are determined to do that at all cost. Now, if you had the goal of losing 15 pounds over the next three months, you might break that down by creating the goal of working out four days a week for the first two months and then working out five days a week after that.

"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval".

- Mark Twain

2. ACTION

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started "

- Mark Twain

It’s easy to get lost in your head. When that happens, you can tense up and feel stuck. This is when you need to remember that motion creates emotion. The more you move in the direction of your goals, the faster you’ll find confidence within and build momentum.

When you move, you receive data from your environment on what’s actually working or not working. If the action you take moves you further away from your goal, you’re likely to learn quickly and adjust. The information you receive on what not to do is just as important (if not more so) than the information you receive from what’s going well.

Albert Einstein said, “Failure is success in progress.” You don’t learn boundaries, adaptability, and new level mastery from constant wins. Growth comes from course correcting mistakes, not avoiding them.

It doesn’t matter how insignificant you feel the action you want to take is—just move. The faster you take one action, the faster you’ll build momentum and find yourself gaining wins.

"Words may inspire but only action creates change"

-Simon Sinek

Thanks for reading! My hope is that this will have inspired you to start taking more action to build more confidence. If you enjoyed this and would like more, check out this video I made on how to build momentum! 🙏🏾