| Self confidence is an emotional and mental state of | | | | and recognition. It's among the oldest and most studied |
| mind which responds to our need for self-acceptance | | | | concepts in psychology. It is used to describe a good |
| and recognition. It's among the oldest and most studied | | | | albeit adequate perception of oneself and one's |
| concepts in psychology. It is used to describe a good | | | | abilities. Hence, self-confident persons generally have a |
| albeit adequate perception of oneself and one's | | | | better knowledge of what they are able to achieve |
| abilities. Hence, self-confident persons generally have a | | | | and are more likely to be successful in what they |
| better knowledge of what they are able to achieve | | | | attempt. They are also more likely to accept and learn |
| and are more likely to be successful in what they | | | | from their mistakes. |
| attempt. They are also more likely to accept and learn | | | | Contrarily, a lack of confidence may deter you from |
| from their mistakes. Contrarily, a lack of confidence | | | | trusting that your actions or decisions will ultimately turn |
| may deter you from trusting that your actions or | | | | out the way you had planned. It can thus hamper the |
| decisions will ultimately turn out the way you had | | | | buildup of executive skills, planning and managerial |
| planned. It can thus hamper the buildup of executive | | | | abilities all of which are basic and mandatory skills in |
| skills, planning and managerial abilities all of which are | | | | today's business world. The pre-occupation with other |
| basic and mandatory skills in today's business world. | | | | people's judgment of your work might also cause you |
| The pre-occupation with other people's judgment of | | | | to become too self-critical, which will distract you from |
| your work might also cause you to become too | | | | things you would have otherwise been totally able to |
| self-critical, which will distract you from things you | | | | do. |
| would have otherwise been totally able to do. Low self | | | | Low self confidence will also have an impact your |
| confidence will also have an impact your social life, | | | | social life, because people with a low level of self |
| because people with a low level of self confidence | | | | confidence tend to stay in their "comfort zone" and |
| tend to stay in their "comfort zone" and dread the risk | | | | dread the risk of rejection. This is called social phobia |
| of rejection. This is called social phobia and presents a | | | | and presents a high level of co-morbidity with low self |
| high level of co-morbidity with low self confidence, but | | | | confidence, but also other mental conditions such as |
| also other mental conditions such as depression. | | | | depression. People with low self confidence are afraid |
| People with low self confidence are afraid of being | | | | of being judged by their peers and will avoid talking to |
| judged by their peers and will avoid talking to new | | | | new people, which can result in isolation and even |
| people, which can result in isolation and even lower self | | | | lower self confidence. Low self confidence is a vicious |
| confidence. Low self confidence is a vicious circle that | | | | circle that is hard to break. |
| is hard to break. On the other hand, because they | | | | On the other hand, because they believe in their own |
| believe in their own aptitudes, self-confident persons | | | | aptitudes, self-confident persons are able to do what |
| are able to do what they feel is right and don't expect | | | | they feel is right and don't expect the approval of their |
| the approval of their peers. They also trigger | | | | peers. They also trigger confidence: your boss, |
| confidence: your boss, employees, customers, friends | | | | employees, customers, friends or relatives are more |
| or relatives are more likely to trust you or what you | | | | likely to trust you or what you are telling them when |
| are telling them when you appear self-confident. | | | | you appear self-confident. |
| Different experiences can contribute to low self | | | | Different experiences can contribute to low self |
| confidence. New research indicates that parenting | | | | confidence. New research indicates that parenting |
| style has a major impact on the development of the | | | | style has a major impact on the development of the |
| self confidence of children. Bodily and emotional | | | | self confidence of children. Bodily and emotional |
| abuses during childhood are for example the worse | | | | abuses during childhood are for example the worse |
| for a person's self confidence, as well as divorce and | | | | for a person's self confidence, as well as divorce and |
| family conflicts. Overprotective parents may also be a | | | | family conflicts. Overprotective parents may also be a |
| reason for a child's social phobia and hamper the | | | | reason for a child's social phobia and hamper the |
| independence that is necessary to develop self | | | | independence that is necessary to develop self |
| confidence. Successes and failures, for example at | | | | confidence. Successes and failures, for example at |
| school or in one's professional life, also play a significant | | | | school or in one's professional life, also play a significant |
| role: losing a job or failing a class are among the | | | | role: losing a job or failing a class are among the |
| several experiences that will have a negative impact | | | | several experiences that will have a negative impact |
| your self confidence. There are nonetheless methods | | | | your self confidence. |
| to overcome such bad experiences and gain self | | | | There are nonetheless methods to overcome such |
| confidence. The first step to build self confidence | | | | bad experiences and gain self confidence. The first |
| would be to learn to know who you are and what | | | | step to build self confidence would be to learn to know |
| your strengths are. Recognizing that you are allowed | | | | who you are and what your strengths are. |
| not to be perfect and cannot be the best in all that you | | | | Recognizing that you are allowed not to be perfect |
| do will help you gain self confidence. Accepting | | | | and cannot be the best in all that you do will help you |
| yourself as you are is the key to building self | | | | gain self confidence. Accepting yourself as you are is |
| confidence. But improving self confidence also requires | | | | the key to building self confidence. But improving self |
| that you start taking risks and giving yourself credit for | | | | confidence also requires that you start taking risks and |
| your accomplishments. This is very simple advice | | | | giving yourself credit for your accomplishments. This is |
| which will help you develop self confidence. You may | | | | very simple advice which will help you develop self |
| also find many books which will claim they can help | | | | confidence. You may also find many books which will |
| you gain self confidence, however not all of them are | | | | claim they can help you gain self confidence, however |
| reliable. A lot people suffer from low self confidence or | | | | not all of them are reliable. |
| are only able to gain self confidence in one or a few | | | | A lot people suffer from low self confidence or are |
| areas of their lives because they constantly look for | | | | only able to gain self confidence in one or a few areas |
| other people's approval and are afraid that they could | | | | of their lives because they constantly look for other |
| fail. A lot of factors, like childhood traumas, can explain | | | | people's approval and are afraid that they could fail. A |
| why some people cannot enjoy the wholesome life a | | | | lot of factors, like childhood traumas, can explain why |
| self confident individual could have. These persons also | | | | some people cannot enjoy the wholesome life a self |
| do not always know how to gain self confidence. | | | | confident individual could have. These persons also do |
| However gaining self confidence can now readily and | | | | not always know how to gain self confidence. |
| effectively be done with hypnosis and NLP. As we | | | | However gaining self confidence can now readily and |
| have seen before low self confidence and social | | | | effectively be done with hypnosis and NLP. |
| phobia can be caused by bad experiences or | | | | As we have seen before low self confidence and |
| unconscious fears which are sometimes hard to | | | | social phobia can be caused by bad experiences or |
| overcome with self persuasion only. Confidence | | | | unconscious fears which are sometimes hard to |
| hypnosis and NLP on the contrary are able to get to | | | | overcome with self persuasion only. Confidence |
| the unconscious part of our brain and change belief | | | | hypnosis and NLP on the contrary are able to get to |
| systems to boost self confidence. They are effective | | | | the unconscious part of our brain and change belief |
| tools that will help you face your fears and believe in | | | | systems to boost self confidence. They are effective |
| yourself to develop self confidence. Hypnosis for | | | | tools that will help you face your fears and believe in |
| building confidence has been in use for a few decades | | | | yourself to develop self confidence. |
| and has shown significant results in building self | | | | Hypnosis for building confidence has been in use for a |
| confidence. In a hypnotic state, reaching unconscious | | | | few decades and has shown significant results in |
| thoughts is a lot easier and, through hypnotic | | | | building self confidence. In a hypnotic state, reaching |
| suggestion, it is possible to replace your negative | | | | unconscious thoughts is a lot easier and, through |
| thought patterns with positive ones to boost | | | | hypnotic suggestion, it is possible to replace your |
| self-confidence. | | | | negative thought patterns with positive ones to boost |
| Self confidence is an emotional and mental state of | | | | self-confidence. |
| mind which responds to our need for self-acceptance | | | | |