What is confidence? Is it the feeling of being better than others? Is it not
being easily influenced by others? Is it not caring about what others think
about you? Understanding what is confidence is important because naturally to
gain confidence, we must first understand what it is.
According
to www.dictionary.com,
confidence is ‘the belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities.’
That is
what confidence is, the belief that you are capable of doing something. When
you have confidence you believe that you have the ability to perform something
successfully.
Exercise # 1:
Close
your eyes and think of someone who comes over to you as being a confident
person. This person might be a friend, a
relative, a mentor, someone famous perhaps.
Now think what it is about that person that makes them appear so
confident.
1. What does he or she look like?
[Describe their appearance. Do
they dress smartly? Hold their head high?
Smile a lot etc]
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2. What does he or she do that makes them appear
confident?
[Do they
appear to know what they're talking about?
Do others like them a lot?]
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3. What has he or she achieved?
[Is the
person successful in some way?]
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4. List 5 of your achievements [no matter how
small]
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5. List
5 things you do well
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6. List 5 encouraging things that people say
about you
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7. List 3 future goals
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