Building Self Confidence 

Confidence isn’t a natural state. 

Don't fuse confidence with bravado, a false sense of confidence, or a false impression of confidence.

You have to try things to gain confidence. You can't just have confidence.

Don’t beat yourself up. Repeating yourself upworked would be perfect by now.

We can build our confidence by trying new things, realizing that we may not always succeed, but we keep trying and improving. It's a process.

Toastmasters' public speaking is an excellent example of where people come in and could be more confident; in fact, they're shy or scared but, over time, become highly competent presenters.

Leo did karaoke in Flordia for the first time in front of 100 people. What he learned in Toastmasters helped. People won’t try things because they fear failure and do not want to risk looking foolish in front of others. We can talk ourselves out of or into trying new things. If we let fear stop us, we never get to develop confidence.

Develop a confident mindset: “I will try new things; sometimes I will fail, but I will improve, and it’s a process. 

Marilyn Monroe's philosophy when making decisions was, “What the hell.”

Her attitude was along the lines of Mark Manson’s book, “How Not to Give A F***!”

We need to adopt the attitude and say I'm the kind of person who tries things.  I'm the kind of person that does things right away, even if I don't know how. 

The more things you try, the more resilient you become.

Ask yourself what’s the worst that can happen.

The best thing is to decide to try.

 Ask yourself, "If I had all the confidence in the world, what would I do?”

Remember what Robert Schuller, who built the famous Crystal Cathedral, wrote: “Tough times don’t last, tough people do.”

The best way to build confidence is to start small and keep trying new things. 

 Email: dennis@drdecision&coach.com

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