7 Ways To Help Improve Confidence
Many people find themselves feeling depressed and although they are in a rut. It’s all too easy these days to end up not appreciating yourself as much as you should do, there are however some very simple changes that you can use to improve your confidence levels and start living life to the full again.

Dress to Impress
Clothes are important, and so is how others see you. If you feel comfortable in what you are wearing then you will be much more confident. If you dress confidently then we can feel very confident. Try dressing like the person you want to become rather than the person that you believe you are.
Take it easy
You shouldn’t struggle too much to become confident, don’t get hung up on trying to do everything perfectly. Don’t allow you to set your goals too high as this is a sure fire way to get frustrated with your efforts and get even more depressed. Give yourself some slack so you don’t get as frustrated.
Take a Chance
You should try things that are new and exciting; you might be worried about doing these things however you should try to do something new. This could be anything such as joining a new gym, bowling club, book club, or even simply enrolling in a new course at your local college. By adding new things to your life you can make your life more interesting.
Give what you expect to receive
You should start by giving people what you want from your life. Make sure that people feel confident when you are dealing with them. By encouraging other people to be confident you should experience more confidence yourself.
Forgiveness
You need to forgive yourself for things that you have done in the past. Many people are like this because they haven’t forgiven something that they did in the past. You need to let go of any failure in the past.
Affirmations
You should make yourself confident by asking the right questions, you can use the right questions to make yourself feel much more confident. Ask yourself questions that you want to know the answer to, such as ‘what would happen if I did this?’ Your subconscious mind will puzzle over this question for a long time and report back when it knows the answer.
Pretend
Until you are really confident try pretending to be confident. Choose someone who you believe is confident and then model their behavior. You could even try to become friendly with someone who is confident.
Be Gracious
You should be grateful whenever anyone does anything for you as you need to be peaceful. If you are peaceful and believe yourself then you will be more confident. If you are very good at something then make sure you are aware of what it is. Tell yourself that you are good at swimming, or math, whatever you are good at.
There are plenty of ways to improve your confidence, as you know confidence is very important for everyone. Once you have improved your self confidence then you should try to find ways to keep it.









September 10th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Some good points here Sarah, but I think there are some mixed messages too. Some of these are related to outer confidence (which is all about appearances and perception and acts like a short, sharp burst of confidence to help you get through an immediate challenge), some are related to inner confidence (a feeling that you’ll be okay no matter what happens, a sense of ‘okayness’ and a feeling of calm or peace that comes from the fact that you’re fully able to trust yourself) and some are more likely to make you less confident.
The bottom line is that it doesn’t matter what other people think of you, but it’s important to acknowledge and respect your own perceptions and those of others. That doesn’t mean the other guy’s right and that you should act and dress based on their expectations.
I also think that pretending you’re confident can really highlight the fact that you’re lacking confidence - it highlights the gap between your current and desired level of confidence and can put a negative slant on where you are.
Affirmations don’t work, but I couldn’t agree more with asking yourself the right questions and the self-honesty that comes from that. It’s that honest acknowledgment that’s the start of true self-confidence.