What is confidence? Confidence gives you the courage to take risks. Confidence encourages the pursuit of your dreams. Confidence expresses your trust and belief in yourself. Confidence in yourself gives others confidence in you.
So let me ask you, what is your level of confidence? In what situations do you trust yourself? Do you trust yourself?
You need confidence to be successful. The confidence to do something amazing. To believe in yourself. To be seen and heard. To be recognized and valued. To be respected. To be happy. The life you want takes compelling confidence.
What does it take to build confidence? Surprisingly, confidence isn’t about being the best, or even succeeding at what you set out to do. Confidence is created every time you take a step forward, every time you take a risk. Confidence doesn’t come from results, it comes from putting the effort in.
I’ve seen it many times in Toastmasters; new members get up and give that first speech and they are inherently more confident just for standing up and talking. It’s the first step in many steps, each building greater and greater confidence, and the greater the confidence, the more success you have in all areas of life.
But there’s something else I’ve noticed about building confidence- it’s hard to do when you’re burned out, sick, depressed, tired, frustrated, or overwhelmed. If you really want to do great things in life, you need to be healthy and happy.
The really awesome thing about being healthy and happy is you’re building on a strong foundation that will support you through life’s ups and downs.
You have to start with the basics, boosting your health so you can take those risks, put in the effort, and get those results.
How To Build Compelling Confidence
Take care of your physical health
Now this one is easy. Okay, maybe not easy, but chances are you have a good sense of what to do to take care of your health. You know, get enough sleep, eat good food, exercise. Be good to your body and it will be good to you!
Take care of your mental health
Read a blog or book, learn something new, be curious, ask questions and discover the answers! Your brain loves to work so work it!
Take care of your emotional health
This one is difficult for most of us- yeah, even me! What does emotional health look like? It’s using your emotions to inform your decisions, not using your emotions to make your decisions. It’s managing your attitude, your expectations, and your thoughts, words, and actions.
Take care of your spiritual health
Mindfulness, intentions, and purpose are paths to spiritual health. So is nurturing your connection to the your community. Whatever your beliefs, it’s believing in something greater than yourself and accessing that connection on a regular basis.
Are you ready to break through?
I’m offering a free Compelling Confidence workshop to give you tools to breakthrough for improved health and confidence! What’s in for you?
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- how and when to speak up for yourself
- when to say no
- four words you can stop saying now to gain respect and recognition
