does anyone know any tricks to become more confident?

Answer 1

yes keep smiling just be yourself and you personality will shine thought you have to believe in yourself you are as good as the next person i am feeling more confident now as i am starting to get out put a smile on my face as you smile the world smiles with you cry and you cry alone

Answer 2

Really, confidence cannot be faked.

You must earn it. And you earn it several ways.

By looking good and feeling good: so eat right, get physical activity (work out, with a trainer if you must) and sleep well.

Be knowledgeable: can't fake it--time to start reading seriously: the best mags out there are New Yorker, Harpers and Atlantic Monthly. They cover topical issues and the Arts. Will help you form bright, serious opinions that you know are well-reasoned.

Then read the good books that are reviewed; and some great Literature...have a bench (of authors): Heller, Salinger, Roth, maybe throw in a Kafka or Gabriel Garcia Marquez (100 Years of Solitude).

Get out and do Interesting Things: Take a trip to South America--or to Australia/New Zealand; or Ireland, Europe. Learn the culture, meet people.

Quit talking about yourself. You're boring. Ask people about THEM. You'll be amazed at what you learn.

Learn the guitar or piano. Beats the crap out of watching TV; plus your instructor might be fun. Learn a foreign language.

In other words, get out of your mopey little world, expand it, and your confidence will grow with everything you learn, do and see.

Answer 3

Why yes. Remember we are all only human, different on the outside but not all that different on the inside. Some people seem to handle things better than others, but we all have our special talent. The key to confidence would be to use your special talent in something you are very proud to do. The possibilities are infinite, and you could really make a difference in the lives of others. Crafts at a nursing home? Habitat for Humanity? Reading a story at a children's hospital? Ladeling soup at a homeless shelter? I'm sure you could think of something wonderful. And doing things to make the world a better place for others is reason in itself. More confidence is just a reward that happens to be a side effect.

Answer 4

As most of the answers you have receive say that you have to think Positive in every thing you do.That is the only way you will become confident. Always speak with a good voice,if you speak in a low voice no one will hear you.always be in front never at the back,if you are always at the back no one will know you are there.Also take a good look at yourself,look at your lifestyle and see if you can change it for the better.We get into a routine and most of the time we cannot see the wood for the trees.Think Positive and you will succeed and remember ( Smile )

Answer 5

there is no trick to it. either learn to love yourself by figuring out what is good about YOU, or ask a mate (or your Mum) to tell you why he likes you!! Then you tell yourself over and over whatever these good things are (e.g. I have beautiful eyes, I am an honest person...etc) and the next time you need to be confident, recite the same words over in your head and a new, confident you will come across!!

Answer 6

Knowing how to be confident is a critical life skill and learning
how to gain confidence is easier than many think.

Most highly successful people are known to be confident.
They know how to gain confidence and they understand the
importance of improving self confidence in the face of
resistance from other people.

That is why knowing how to be confident is so very important...
There are times when others will treat you harshly even if
you don´t deserve such treatment. Do you know how to be
confident when this happens?

The resulting lack of self-confidence is sometimes made
worse by the way you talk to yourself...Don´t despair
learning how to be confident is really only a matter of
strategy

And thankfully it is easier than you think to learn how to
gain confidence when you correctly answer the question:
what is confidence?

Improving self confidence only requires that you find a
strategy that works and use it!

It does no good to think negative thoughts about yourself
and admonish yourself for "saying the wrong thing" to
someone or feel that you've messed up again in your
relationship with others. Doing so will not help you to
be confident. Improving self confidence starts with
a positive attitude.

This type of thinking only further reinforces the fact that
you have little or no self-confidence. It does not help you
when it comes to improving self confidence

You are someone special. You are smart. You are
interesting and appealing to others.

And you can learn how to be confident even if you
sometimes wonder - what is confidence and how
can you gain confidence?

You have a message for the world, and you need to learn
to get the message out. A few suggestions here can help
you to be confident so as to project the image you want
the world to see.

1. It's not always about you. Maybe the person you think
slighted you has had a bad day, or heaven forbid, maybe the
person just isn't nice. So What? You can still be confident
despite their bad attitude.

You can turn the situation around by asking some general,
interesting questions about the person. This may bring the
person out of the bad mood and who knows, you might put a
little sunshine into someone else's life for a change. The point
is if you want to be confident don´t wait for others to allow you.

2. Quit taking everything so personally if you want to be confident.
Knowing how to be confident is a critical life skill and learning
how to gain confidence is easier than many think.

Accept the fact that some people just aren't socially adept, and
they may have even less self-confidence than you do. They may
need lessons on how to be confident too!

Don't let someone else spoil your day. Don't respond to
negative feelings and above all, don't let yourself be
provoked. Think positive to keep your emotions in check.

Negative thoughts sap your energy and serve no purpose
and to be confident all day long you must stay positive.

3. Do you think you're the only one out there who gets
rejected? Think again! There are selfish people who only
think "me, me, me" to the exclusion of everyone else.

Knowing how to be confident is easier when you
accept that others face and deal with the same challenges.

Even the most successful people are rejected
(singer/songwriter Rod Stewart was rejected several times
because his voice was "too gravelly and coarse." He didn't
give up and today is rich and famous.)

If you really want to know how to be confident and gain confidence
you must learn to deal with rejection. What is confidence?
The ability to keep going in the face of rejection and feel
good anyway!

4. Don't give up. The old saying, "if at first you don't
succeed, try again" holds true for the person with no
self-confidence. To be confident keep focusing on
what you can do.

If things don't go your way, come up with an alternate
plan. If that's not accepted (remember, it not about you;
it's about an idea) keep trying and persisting - this is a great
way to learn how to be confident by gradually improving self
confidence with each challenge you face.

5. Stop focusing on yourself and dwelling on your perceived
shortcomings all the time. Focus instead on your goals and
what you have to do to achieve them. This is critical when
working on how to be confident.

Stop talking about yourself all the time. Other people get
tired of hearing about you constantly. Concentrate on a
genuine conversation about other people and other topics.

With a little self-help, you can overcome your feelings of
inadequacy and learn how to gain confidence. Before long
you will be confident more often than you are not.

While you are honing your skills at becoming confident, the
image you want to project is one of a person who is in
command of self and someone worth knowing and sharing ideas
and conversations with.

Make sure to use these ideas today and enjoy a very happy
and confident week now that you know more about
gaining confidence.

Answer 7

Try something new. Take a class of some sort that you never thought you would be able to do. Finish this sentence: "I never pictured myself as..." and try to do it. When you accomplish it after thinking that you wouldn't be able to, you will feel like you can do anything. Also if you're afraid of talking to people and carrying on a conversation, it takes practice. You have to make yourself do it, and it will get better with time. Start by walking down the street and making eye contact with everyone who walks by. Once you've got that mastered, smile at everyone.

Answer 8

You have to be yourself. If you are trying to be someone else, it's not going to work!

If you need to have more confidence and faith in yourself, you have to start by telling yourself that you do!

Don't put yourself down. Ever. It's hard, but it's the only way to truly feel good about yourself.

Instead of thinking, "Oh, I look so horrible today", or "I know I failed that test", try telling yourself, "Hey, I'm probably the only one wearing this! I'm original!" Or thinking, "I tried my best, I'm sure I did fine."

You can't put yourself down. It never gets you anywhere.

You are you. Beleive it. Live it. Love it.

--Good Luck--

Answer 9

Make a list of things that are good about you or that you are good at. Think about them when you feel unsure and tell yourself you can do this too.
Don't worry about what strangers might think, as long as you are the best person you can be that's all that's count. You will always run into people that put you down. Most of them do it because they're either insecure themselves or are jealous.

Answer 10

You dont want to become a confidence trickster, not a good move.

On a serious note, do things you know you are good at and try and stay clear of things yuo are bad at.

Answer 11

Sit down and write a list of all of your good qualities. Take some time to think about it, at least 20.