Self-Confidence is a Habit

What does confidence mean to you? Is confidence walking into a room “like you own it?” Is confidence feeling good about your appearance when you look into a mirror? It turns out that confidence is none of these things. Confidence is not a feeling or a trait—it’s a mental habit. Self-confidence is an attitude in which you accept and trust in who you are. Confidence allows you to have a sense of control over the situations around you. Having true confidence involves accepting failure, asking questions when you need it, handling criticism, talking with conviction, and setting goals for yourself. 

Many people don’t understand the true meaning of self-confidence. Some think that self-confidence involves knowing everything, or being the best at something. None of this is true. Confidence doesn’t come from external events, it comes from inside of you. 

Confidence is hard to master. In fact, some adults have not truly mastered confidence. It takes years until you know that you have confidence. But, trying to master it as a student gives you an advantage in the future and will help achieve personal success. 

Here are several tips to help you master confidence:

  1. Accept Yourself - Find happiness from within. Praise yourself!

  2. Do what’s best for you - If you don’t like something, say no. 

  3. Don’t judge others - “They are doing their thing, and you are doing yours.”

  4. Speak Assertively - talk with conviction. Don’t stumble over your words. 

  5. Always to Seek to Learn & Ask For Help - Part of being confident is accepting that you don’t always understand everything right away. Asking questions will only make you stronger.

  6. Face Your Fears and Takes Risks - force yourself out of your comfort zone and try new things 

  7. Set High Expectations for Yourself - always strive to be better than you were yesterday 

  8. Accept your failures & Fix bad habits

  9. Embrace criticism as a chance to be better

  10. Celebrate the success of others - when you are happy with who you are, it is simple to tell others how great they are.

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