Boosting Your Confidence
Confidence is crucial…

The power of your mind is astonishing

Your momentary feelings are closely tied to:

• What captures your focus
• How you move and use your body
• The language you employ

Undoubtedly, your mind wields control over all three.

When you start feeling sluggish or need a quick confidence and energy lift, you can transform your state by altering these three aspects.

1. Focus

Stay mindful of what holds your attention at that very moment.

Are your thoughts negative, sapping your confidence and energy? Are they predicting failure or a lack of vitality?

Yes?

What should you concentrate on to feel vibrant and confident?

Conversely, when you feel vibrant and energized, what occupies your thoughts?

2. Body Language

This is also known as your physiology.

Emotions are born from movement, and fewer movements result in less energy!

Furthermore, the kind of movements you make can either boost your energy or make you feel lethargic.

Observe your body when your confidence wanes.

Are you sitting down? Is your head up or down? Are your shoulders slouched? Are you moving slowly or briskly? Are your facial muscles active? What are you doing with your hands?

List all the characteristics of a confident person. Visualize a confident person before you. How would they move their body?

Now, it’s your turn to feel energized and confident. Ready?

Okay!

Emulate the movements you’ve listed when you’re feeling down, and voilà! You’ll become confident!

3. Language

The words you use, whether internally or vocally, significantly affect how you feel.

How do you describe negative emotions?

Do you sayany of the following?

• “I’m feeling tired.”
• “I’m stupid.”
• “I’m angry.”
• “I’m livid.”
• “I’m overwhelmed.”
• “I’m depressed.”

List some more common phrases like those above.

The intensity of these negative expressions impacts your feelings and confidence levels.

What if, instead of saying, “I’m really nervous,” you told yourself, “I’m really excited”?

Would that make you feel better?

Certainly.

Nervousness and excitement share similar feelings and emotions. You’re just channeling your adrenaline in the right direction.

So, what other words can replace these negative phrases?

Try swapping:

• “I’m feeling tired” for “I’m feeling unresourceful.”
• “I’m stupid” for “I’m learning.”
• “I’m angry” for “I’m a little annoyed.”
• “I’m livid” for “I’m a little miffed.”
• “I’m overwhelmed” for “I’m feeling busy.”
• “I’m feeling insecure” for “I’m questioning.”
• “I’m depressed” for “I’m not on top of things.”

As you lower the intensity of words, you lessen the intensity of feelings.

Now, let’s proceed with some simple exercises.

List five old negative phrases you often use and replace them with new, empowering, and less intense ones:

OLD NEGATIVE PHRASES

NEW EMPOWERING/LOW-INTENSITY PHRASES

Just as you reduce the intensity of words to diminish negative feelings, you can amplify them to feel magnificent and confident every day!

Improve your day by elevating the intensity of your vocabulary. How?

Heighten the intensity; elevate the feeling by using positive words.

For example:

Instead of saying, “I feel good,” say, “I feel fantastic!”

It’s that simple.

Here are more examples:

Change:

• “I feel okay” to “I feel awesome.”
• “I feel motivated” to “I am driven.”
• “I feel confident” to “I feel unstoppable.”
• “I feel energized” to “I feel juiced.”

Shift from “good” words of the present to “magnificent” words of the future.

When you implement this change, the impact will be AMAZING!

OLD “GOOD” PHRASES

NEW “MAGNIFICENT” PHRASES

Remember:

Nothing has inherent meaning in life; meaning is something you assign to it. You’ve heard that before, haven’t you? How much closer are you to believing it now?

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