Confidence

Self Confidence

I have met some coaches in the last few weeks at various networking meetings. We compared notes and found that one of the common themes amongst our clients was confidence or lack of it in some situations.
I should mention at this point that total confidence in all situations with no self awareness is a recipe for disaster, no one wants a boss who is always right. Of course that could be better than a boss who is never right.
Quick steps to better confidence
• Rational Analysis
• Visualisation
• Physical
• Self Efficacy

Rational Analysis
Basically – you can do it. What is the logical reason for your lack of confidence in a certain area? Reframe that and say what’s stopping me!

Visualisation
Technique used by David Beckham and Johnny Wilkinson. Imagine what success looks like and then how to get there. It will reinforce the idea that its possible and also that the idea that a setback is just that, not failure.

Physical
Hold your head up! This is about countering the physical effects of low confidence. To counter these, hold your head up, dress well, walk strongly – in short appear confident on the outside.

Self Efficacy
If he, or she can do it so can I. In short if someone else is doing what you want to do and doing it well, what’s stopping you? A technique used a lot by pyramid schemes such as Herballife to great effect.

As ever I would be only too delighted to run through these ideas with you.

Cheers Paul

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