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Physical
Physical factors will influence the personality of a person. It includes your:
• Body language
• Physical appearance
• Good health
• Personal hygiene and grooming
• Non-verbal signs and gestures
• Mood swings
• Speaking style and accent
Good personal hygiene with a healthy physique boosts self confidence in a person. This will bring a positive mood
and a great sense of happiness. People around you will treat you well. With this positive public image you will easily
achieve your goals in life. For example:
• Wearing appropriate interview attire will help make the best first impression.
• A student with good oratory skills will always perform better in a class debate than a participant who is unexpressive.
Social
Social factors include our society and people around us. It can be the people in our classroom, family at home, friends
in our colony, colleagues in our workplace, or strangers on the street. Each one of us needs a push to start working
harder, all of us want to be motivated by loved ones around us. The pressure of society has a very strong impact on the
self-confidence of a person and will affect the performance of a person to a certain level. For example:
• Michael Jordan, the famous basketball player, was told in high school that he did not have the skill and felt dejected
during his childhood.
• Dr. Seuss, the famous author of children's literature, was rejected by nearly 27 publishers early in his career.
Cultural
Cultural impact is the behavioural characteristics of people based on their surroundings, religions, traditions, customs,
and festivals. We need to be sensitive to people belonging to different backgrounds. It shapes how we see ourselves
and others in our society. Also a family's cultural values shape the development of a child. Young children may describe
themselves based upon their family's values. For example, some cultures do not allow women to step out of 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.
• A student belonging to a tribal community will not feel confident in a class presentation in his boarding school.
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Skills
uiz Bee 1. factors will influence the personality of a person.
2. factors include our society and people around us.
3. Good personal hygiene with a healthy physique boosts in a person.
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:
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