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Self-Confidence


              Self-confidence in simple language means believing in yourself. It is respecting yourself by believing in your own
              abilities, strengths, and judgments. With your self-confidence you are more energised and motivated to take action
              and achieve your goals.


              Steps for Building Self-Confidence

              Confidence helps you express the most beautiful version of yourself. A confident person is always focused in life
              and learns from his mistakes. If you compare yourself with others, you might struggle to concentrate and feel low in
              self-esteem. Instead of focusing on your work, you will be more worried about what others think of you. So let us
              now learn what steps we need to take to build our self-confidence:

                                     Step 1: Appreciate   For example, celebrate the  achievement when  the
                                     achievements &       team wins a competition. Articulate learning when
                                     accept failures      the team loses a competition.


                                     Step 2: Have a       For example, if you have won bronze at an event,
                                     goal and take        set the goal to win gold medal next time and take
                                     steps towards it     action for it.


                                     Step 3: Always       For example, if you have lost a match, celebrate the
                                     look at the good     efforts of those team member who performed well.
                                     side and be happy    Talk to people who are confident and try to gain.



                       Qualities of Self-Confident Person

              Confidence comes with knowledge and attitude. It is an age-long process of knowing yourself. If you are aware of
              your tasks, there will be very less chances of failure and this force is big enough to motivate you.

              There are lots of other good qualities a self-confident person should possess to make his own identity in this world.
              Let us now study those qualities of a self-confident person:
                 • Hardworking: A hard working person is always more confident. He is aware of the fact that if nothing else, his
                hard work will be able to make him sail through the most difficult situation.
                 • Positive attitude: A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a
                catalyst and adds to the confidence of an individual.
                 • Self-belief: When we feel confident in ourselves, we are able to trust in our abilities, qualities, and judgment.
                When you believe in yourself, you’re more confident to try new things.
                 • Committed:  When you are committed to doing something, you accept no excuses, it’s only results. Your
                confidence level will automatically increase with your commitment.
                 • Focused: It’s only when you begin to focus, you transform, change and grow. If you stay focused, you will grow
                up to be a more confident person.
                 • Knows your strengths and weaknesses: Our strengths and weaknesses make our character. A confident person
                always focuses on his strengths and not on weaknesses.





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