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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:
               • Focus on your achievement and learn from your failures: The first and the foremost step in building your
              confidence is to focus on your strengths. Let your failures inspire you to do better. In the games field, you will
              find sportspersons seeing the replay of their own performances so that they can improve on their game and
              correct their mistakes.
               • Think of your abilities and strengths: A self-confident person always tries to sharpen on his strong points. Be
              aware of your abilities and strengths to overcome hurdles in your life.
               • Develop a positive attitude: Remember that you can control your attitude. Try to introspect, if you face negative
              thoughts, turn it around to make it into a positive one. The saying of half empty and half-filled glass is an old
              one. As of today, the thought that we have glass and water should be good enough to make us feel positive.
               • Set a goal for yourself: Always try to set an achievable goal for yourself. Think of something that you want to
              do and try to work towards it. Plan the steps you must take to realize your goals, it boosts up your confidence.
               • Act confidently: It is a trait, all confident people possess. It is only you who can point out your mistakes. Your
              body language should show your confidence.

                    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.


                         Task



                 Fill in the blanks.
                 1.  A hard working person is always more ……….……................ .
                 2.   A ……….……................ attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.
                 3. Confidence comes with ……….……................ and attitude.




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