Five Tips For Boosting Confidence And Becoming Your Best Self

No matter what your goals are in life, you have to believe in yourself to influence others and become successful. Whether these endeavors pertain to your job, personal life or an entrepreneurial venture, you can build self-confidence and become the person you're meant to be by following several proven principles, here are just five to give you a good start.

Focus on the Positive
Don't say you can't do something just because you've never done it -- or it's not in your skillset. Find a way to get it done. Life is full of obstacles and problems. When it comes to things like that the only course of action is to tackle them head on. If you have a project at work, for example, define the problem you’re trying to solve. Outline all possible alternatives to solve the problem, then choose the solution that provides the best outcome.

Change Your Posture
Stand erect when you walk around the office or spearhead an important presentation, and maintain eye contact with your coworkers. It is also essential that you don't forget to smile. Smiling not only makes you feel better, it makes people around you more comfortable. You may also want to work on eliminating your awkward non-verbal habits, such as swaying from side to side when running a meeting or being too fidgety with your hands.

Speak in an Assertive Manner
Don't be meek when talking so that others can't here you. Be sure to often inject volume into your voice and enunciate each word using the proper diction. Adopting an assertive -- but not aggressive -- speaking manner can help build your self-esteem, according to Entrepreneur. In addition, work on eliminating the "ahs" and "ums" in your speeches. Instead, use pauses to express ideas or provide relevant examples.

Prepare in Advance
Whether you're working on a project or meeting with a prospective client, always prepare in advance. This applies to job interviews as well. Prior planning almost always eliminates poor performance. Study all content in advance, take notes and have workable solutions available for your coworkers.

Get an Education
In a competitive world, an education can enhance your knowledge and set you apart from others in the job market. You may even want to specialize in a certain field. For example, you might consider attending an institution like ASA College if you're interested in a paralegal career. By specializing you can really help prepare yourself to be successful in the business world. The book knowledge and practical experience you gain from case studies and projects in college can only enhance your confidence and performance at work.

Only you can bolster your confidence and set yourself on the path to success. Start by implementing some of these aforementioned techniques, then see for yourself how they shape your destiny.

(Contributed by Kara Masterson)

The ache of acne (pimples)

Acne is often the bane of a pretty face. It is painful more emotionally than physically, for the scar that it leaves behind can last for a lifetime, adding to one’s miserable look & feeling. No doubt many expensive skin care clinics have mushroomed in ever nook & corner, offering to clear all the scars & blemishes on the face, but they are very expensive & charge exorbitant price for each sitting; not everyone can afford them. So why not try out this simple skin care regimen to minimize the damage caused by acne & as far as possible prevent its eruption.

Natural remedies for dark circles around your eyes

Dark circles around your eyes. How unsightly they look and even your best dress and layers of make-up sometimes does not quite succeed in concealing them! Blame it on your genes or your lifestyle, but, you cannot deny the fact that these are a blot on your beauty . And they become more prominent as you age. Let’s just debunk some of the myths as well as unearth some of the facts about the causes of these ‘ panda eyes ’. Dark circles under eyes usually are temporary and not a medical concern. You may be surprised to learn that fatigue usually isn't the cause of dark circles. Instead, the most common cause is nasal congestion. When your nose is congested, veins that usually drain from your eyes into your nose become widened (dilated) and darker.

Beating stress – some tips

It is very difficult to come across a happy, contented face in a crowd these days. Stress has become a way of life with people these days. Sure, we all need to be a little tense once in a blue moon. After all it acts as a positive force and helps us get things done. But when tension becomes a habit with us and we are unable to cope up with it, we say we are undergoing stress. Some people are simply born more tense than others. Children of over-anxious parents generally grow up to be more anxious than the others.

Home remedies for common cold

Common cold is a very common malady which affects people during monsoons. (Also see the post Beauty and body care in monsoon for a monsoon beauty regimen.) It can be caused by any one of more than 200 viruses. Normally it is confined to the nose and throat although the virus can infect the larynx and lungs. It is said that there is no particular cure for colds, they are naturally relieved within a week. Treatment is just an attempt to relieve its symptoms such as headache, stuffy nose, sore-throat and congestion. Paracetamol tablets are generally taken to get relief from these symptoms.

Home remedies for sore throat

Sore throat is a common malady that each one of us faces sometime or the other in our lifetime. That scratchy, dry and abrasively painful feeling at the back of the throat that you experience is so very discomforting! There are many ways to relieve that scratchy and painful, infected throat. Sore throat home remedies are many and varied and range from the folk ones to the medically tested and proven ones. With this common recurring condition many sufferers have their own favourite sore throat treatments that seem to work for them. Sore throat is one of the ailments which responds very well to home based remedies, so there is no reason why one should hesitate to try out these invaluable tips which have been handed over to us by generations of yore. After all these remedies have negligible side-effects and so there is no harm in trying them. And you can always rush to a doctor if they don’t work for you.

Comments

Prabha4:27 PM
You are what you choose to be; you are what you make yourself.
Shekhar4:29 PM
yoga is always a good thing to clear the mind
Sayeesh4:30 PM
The best way to boost confidence is to get out and get things done. It doesn't even have to be chores or business, or other things that you're responsible for. Especially since constant small things of that type easily put strain on you and make you feel less interested in things, less accomplished. Go take care of yourself. Go to a double-feature of movies you've been dying to see. Buy music that you can dance to, that makes you feel more energetic. Take an art class.
Sinchana4:32 PM
Confidence is not somewhere, it's within you. Take life easy and don't get frightened about things. Have it in mind that no one can blame us for something we have not done. Be bold and happy, your confidence level will definitely boost up. Don't think of tomorrow's work, think of the present and do it with utmost dedication.
Bharati4:33 PM
Think positively and be confidant.