Confident people feel good about themselves, build better personal relationships and are more successful at work. They are confident when interacting with other members of their team, clients/customers and Directors/Board Members, whether over the phone or face to face.
1. Step out of your comfort zone and attempt new tasks. Create novel strategies for action, meet new people and visit new places.
2. Develop your knowledge and stay current. Keeping informed will give you confidence.
3. Extend the breadth of your information gathering so you are current and share up-to-date rather than outdated information.
4. Recognize and value the importance of continuing to learn -lifelong learning. It does not have to be a formal course, as we learn in different ways and from various experiences -our own, colleagues, staff.
5. Develop strong thinking skills. You will have more successful outcomes when you are able to think quickly when on your feet -or seat- in an interview and respond well to questions asked by interviewers.
6. Don’t let setbacks get you down. Identify what you have learned from each situation and ensure you don’t repeat the actions that caused them.
7. Learn to express your ideas – fluently and in a way that engages people. Hone your skills by signing up to a public speaking or presentation skills course or get advice from a Trainer or Speaker who appears confident and demonstrates the skills of speech craft.
8. Visualize yourself in situations where you were comfortable and felt confident. Now recall how you felt and retain that feeling of pleasure for a few seconds. If you can recreate that feeling you’ll find that you can actually change the way you feel right now. Use this anchoring technique to boost your self-confidence.
9. Recognize your own abilities and experience, do not undervalue them. If you can mentally ‘pat yourself on the back’ about what you know already, your self-esteem and confidence will increase. Give yourself that boost!
10. Associate with visionary people and do not be afraid to have business associates or colleagues disagree with you. Seek to understand why they disagree and see this as an opportunity to find additional benefits of any strategy you are proposing.
