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the house and earn a living. She is expected to be dependent on a male member. Children are expected to be sober
and quiet in front of elders. While in other cultures all are treated equally and have full right to live the life they want.
The influence of culture shapes a person and has a great impact on self-confidence. For example, A female speaker
in a saree may not feel confident in a conference where all are dressed up in western formals.
Self-Confidence Building Tips
Self-confidence shapes your thoughts, feelings, and actions. When your self-confidence is low, you struggle in your
relationships and at work, you don’t feel happy, you don’t cope well with stress and you probably lack energy and
motivation.
So let’s work on some tips that help a lot in building self-confidence:
• Get Rid of Negative Thoughts: Thinking about negative things is a dangerous habit. Try to get rid of the
negative thoughts by trying to change the focus of your thoughts. Go out and play, dance, talk to your friends,
take a nap, bake a cake— doing such kinds of activities will help you to drop negative thoughts.
• Think Positively: When there’s positivity in your thoughts, automatically it will show in your
actions. Count your blessings, start your day on a positive note. Reboot your mind and body.
That’s why every school day starts with a morning prayer. It helps to remove negative thoughts
and adds positivity.
• Stay Happy with Little Things: Happiness always comes in small packages. Try to appreciate
the smallest of things that you have and make the most of it. Show gratitude.
• Stay Clean and Hygienic: An individual’s personal hygiene is very important. It is one of the
biggest reasons of acceptance or rejection by your peer group. It not only builds confidence in
you, but it also keeps you healthy.
• Know Yourself: Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. You are empowering yourself when you
introspect. The better you know about yourself, the better is your relationship with the rest of the world.
• Set a Goal for Yourself: Dream enormously big and then work towards achieving your goals. True success is all
about working towards meaningful goals and dreams. Goals need not be achieved always, but it leads you to
move closer towards them.
• Use your Experience: Apart from academics, the only source of knowledge is experience. “Experience is the
teacher of all things”. —Julius Caesar.
Positive Thinking
Positive thinking has a great impact on our lives, our personality, our health and
even on our career. It is an optimistic attitude that brings happiness and positive
vibes all around by focussing on good in every situation. Accept the changes in
life with a positive thought. Positive thoughts affect our health directly. Negative
thoughts bring the emotions of fear, anger, and stress. Making a conscious effort
to smile in stressful situations will keep your heart healthy.
While going for school, instead of stressing about a traffic jam, appreciate the fact that you can afford a car and
get the comfort of travelling with your music on and spending time in your own decided space.
Importance of Positive Thinking
Positive thinking can do wonders to us. It pushes you forward, encourages you, helps you overcome obstacles to
bring happiness in your life. It always motivates you to believe in yourself to figure out all goodness in you. Now,
let's explore how positive thoughts can further enhance our lives by opening up more possibilities:
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