Here are three quick and simple things you can do to build self confidence now. These have worked for me and they will work for you as well.
First of all your posture and the way you walk has a big impact on how you are feeling. If you are walking slowly or hunched over you will not feel very confident. Walking faster and with a sense of purpose makes you feel more confident.
The second exercise to try and think of some times when you felt really confident. Try to visualize this in your mind as clearly as possible. The clearer the picture is, the better you can relive the emotions you felt at that moment. Remember your mind cannot tell the difference between things you vividly imagine and things you are actually seeing now.
The third exercise to try is affirmations. The key to making affirmations work is to repeat them with emotion. Find some affirmations you like or create your own, it is just important that they are phrased positively.
While these exercises will give you a quick boost of self confidence, they can also be part of your long term self confidence building program. Remember it is like a muscle; you must constantly exercise it if you want it to grow.
Remember your main focus should be on building long term self confidence and not on short fixes. The best way to do this is to regularly schedule time everyday focused on a confidence building activity.
These activities could range from improving your guitar skills, reading books, or attending self help seminars.
Everyone at some point in their lives think they have low self confidence but don't let a few situations lead you to believe that your self confidence level is extremely low.
If the truth is told almost everyone could use more self confidence. Being shy does not necessarily mean you have low self confidence.
Keeping a journal about your progress is also vital. By reviewing what has worked and what has not worked for you in the past you are essentially writing your own owner's manual.
Keeping this journal will provide extremely valuable as the years go by. If you find a good tip, a great affirmation, or a good idea you have a place to right it down. Then at anytime you can go back and review your notes to find what you are looking for.
As a last note, remember that if you do use affirmations, use them with emotion. For most people affirmations do not work because they do not say them with emotion.
Inject some more passion into your affirmations and you should see results very quickly. Say affirmations that are framed in the positive and not the negative. State what you want. Don't state what you don't want.
