How can I build more self-confidence?

Answer 1

You could go to the library and get some self help books. Change the things you can, and accept the things you cannot change. Learn to like yourself. Everyone has something that they are good at. Do whatever you can to excel in that field.

Answer 2

Think of a movie star who you respect and who has the high level of confidence that you want. Then spend a few minutes imagining how that movie star would handle your life. How would they walk, talk, interact with people, do your job or schoolwork, etc? In other words, how would they live your life any different than you live it right now?

When you've seen how that confident movie star would live your life, start doing the same things in the same way. Self-confidence is a trick of the mind. If you believe you already have it, and act as if you have it, you will start feeling it. After about 28 days of "acting as if" you will believe yourself to be more confident that you currently imagine possible.

I suggest reading Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz.

Answer 3

There are many ways to do so. Start reading books on various subjects. Just not on those subjects you like other subjects too. But be a master on your favorite subject. Develop positive thinking. Listen to people and Analise what was said. Observe whether you know better than them. Keep improving your knowledge base. Slowly you will improve self confidence. But make sure you don't get over confident!

Answer 4

Visualize yourself acting with lots of self-confidence but not so much as to be cocky. Do this before what is for you a challenging situation for at least one minute. After doing this approximately a dozen times, you will be surprised to find an amazing change in your ability. After that it would be a good idea to help someone else because believe me you are not alone.

Answer 5

Self confidence can be developed by enhancing your knowledge base and strong will power. Each end every activity you have to undertake may be based on proper planning, time scheduling, and resource management. In case you need more self confidence in facing your friends/group discussions / class rooms etc. you may try to write down your views on a paper and then read it in front of a mirror and try to monitor your face expressions during this exercise. By repeating it a few times you will get rid of this syndrome.

Answer 6

Hard question. Hard answer. but to start:

First, find out what you have trouble with.
Accept yourself but know that you can change.
find your good qualites. write them down. whatever you love about yourself.
drop the negative. everytime you have a negative thought, make yourself drop it and think about something good.
find the things you don't like and try to change them. you think you're fat, then start to work on that. you will be confident knowing YOU'RE doing something to change your life. bad grades? work harder. you might still not be all a's but you'll be working on it.
exercise. even if you are underweight, it is proven that exercise improves your confidence.
same with volunteer work. help yourself while helping others.
make new friends. don't like talking face 2 face? meet ppl on the internet. no strings attached. but you'll know other people like you.
don't care what other people think. who cares? nobody is perfect. why should you worry about them when they don't worry about you?
*of course, it takes a while to alter your 'normal' self, but it can happen and well worth it.

Answer 7

There are many things that may help with this; always increase your knowledge - about everything, know that usually, the next person's opinion has no more value than your own, base your own perception of your self-worth on your character rather than external criteria. "Never let'em see ya sweat" even if you're sweating buckets. In other words, with this, faking it for a while can help lead to the real thing. :)

Answer 8

Play. In play you will find that you help others and yourself. You can become engaged with others and learn to enjoy the qualities that you have without the risk of dissapointment. Children play for this same reason and adults should to! And it's fun! If you don't like competition, find a form of play that does not involve it.

Answer 9

Draw on your positive qualities. A lot of positive self-talk helps. Praise and reward yourself for the good in you.

Answer 10

You have positive qualities. Humor, intelligence, or compassion. If you are attractive it could also be an advantage, but not for vein uses. You could humor people, awe them in your intelligence, or if your attractive show them your not just a face but beautiful and that you are _(insert quality)___!