Building Self ConfidenceBuilding Self Confidence
By – N.G.PalitBy – N.G.Palit

What isWhat is
Self-ConfidenceSelf-Confidence

What is Self-confidence?What is Self-confidence?
Self-confidence is aSelf-confidence is a
term used to describe howterm used to describe how
secure a person is in hissecure a person is in his
own decisions and actionsown decisions and actions
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How free he is fromHow free he is from
doubtsdoubts

Confidence is not ’they will likeConfidence is not ’they will like
me’. Confidence is ’I will be fineme’. Confidence is ’I will be fine
even if they don’t.’even if they don’t.’

What is Self-Confidence?What is Self-Confidence?
Doing what you believe to be right,Doing what you believe to be right,
even if others mock or criticize youeven if others mock or criticize you
for it.for it.
Being willing to take risks and go theBeing willing to take risks and go the
extra mile to achieve better things.extra mile to achieve better things.
Admitting your mistakes, and learningAdmitting your mistakes, and learning
from them.from them.

Building Self-confidenceBuilding Self-confidence
Two Main things contribute toTwo Main things contribute to
self-confidence:self-confidence:
Self-efficacy & Self- esteemSelf-efficacy & Self- esteem

The Vital First StepThe Vital First Step

What is Self Confidence?What is Self Confidence?
Self confidence is oftenSelf confidence is often
the single most importantthe single most important
ingredient that distinguishes aingredient that distinguishes a
successful person from othersuccessful person from other
less successful people.less successful people.

Self -ConfidenceSelf -Confidence
Self-confidence is extremely important inSelf-confidence is extremely important in
almost every aspect of life.almost every aspect of life.
Self confident people inspire confidenceSelf confident people inspire confidence
in others: their audience, their bosses,in others: their audience, their bosses,
their customers and their friends.their customers and their friends.
The good news is that self-confidenceThe good news is that self-confidence
can be learnt and built on.can be learnt and built on.

Building ConfidenceBuilding Confidence
Confidence beginsConfidence begins
with changing yourwith changing your
thoughts, then takingthoughts, then taking
action for change.action for change.

Try to find outTry to find out
The main causes forThe main causes for
lack of confidencelack of confidence

What could beWhat could be
the reasons?the reasons?

Negative life experiencesNegative life experiences
We often develop feeling of inferiorityWe often develop feeling of inferiority
and lack of self confidence throughand lack of self confidence through
various life experiences at home,various life experiences at home,
or in our jobs.or in our jobs.

Loss of a familyLoss of a family
member or a closemember or a close
friend.friend.
OrOr
Break up of aBreak up of a
relationshiprelationship

Failures andFailures and
reversals in lifereversals in life

Self CriticismSelf Criticism

External PressureExternal Pressure

Fear of failureFear of failure
Believing that because you haveBelieving that because you have
failed earlier, you will fail again.failed earlier, you will fail again.
Fear of failureFear of failure
depletes Self-Confidencedepletes Self-Confidence

Guilty FeelingsGuilty Feelings
Guilty feelingsGuilty feelings
may cause lowmay cause low
self confidenceself confidence
and esteem.and esteem.

How to increase yourHow to increase your
self-confidence?self-confidence?

Boosting Self-ConfidenceBoosting Self-Confidence
Tolerate reversal with a positive frame ofTolerate reversal with a positive frame of
mind.mind.
Sometimes hardship and reversals canSometimes hardship and reversals can
bring out thebring out the ’best’best’ in us.’ in us.
They can beThey can be ’blessings in disguise’!’blessings in disguise’!

Learn to tolerate reversalsLearn to tolerate reversals
”” I have not failed.I have not failed.
I have just foundI have just found
10,000 ways that10,000 ways that
won’t work:”won’t work:”
-- Thomas Alva EdisonThomas Alva Edison

I've failed over and
over and over again
in my life. And that
is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan

Talk & Think PositivelyTalk & Think Positively
Talking about your positive goalsTalking about your positive goals
activates brain centers that openactivates brain centers that open
you up to:you up to:
’’New Possibilities’New Possibilities’

InitiativeInitiative
Develop ability to self-motivateDevelop ability to self-motivate
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Accomplish goalsAccomplish goals

How to improve Self-confidence?How to improve Self-confidence?
Approach your workApproach your work
in a planned wayin a planned way
coupled with acoupled with a
positive frame ofpositive frame of
mind.mind.

How to improve Self-How to improve Self-
Confidence?Confidence?

Each one of us hasEach one of us has
StrengthsStrengths
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WeaknessesWeaknesses
Don’t cry over yourDon’t cry over your
shortcomings and weaknessesshortcomings and weaknesses

Choose yourChoose your
friendsfriends
carefullycarefully

FinallyFinally

Any Question?Any Question?

At The EndAt The End
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