Have you ever been even a little shaky or unsure about your level of confidence?  Perhaps it was during a first time meeting or consultation, or introducing a new routine, or it was simply what stopped you from taking action at one time or another. As you know self-confidence is one of the key elements in success. When it comes to your clients developing and maintaining their confidence in you…it can be a deal maker or breaker.  To help increase your confidence in just 7 days let me share with you… 

 My TOP 10 Confidence Building Strategies:

1.  Think about someone who is confident and act, talk and walk like him or her.model their mannerisms and behaviour. It works for them, it will work for you.

2.  Smile a lot more. That doesn′t mean putting a silly grin on your face! But smile when you walk down the street, when you meet people and generally be happier even if you′re not feeling that way.

3.  Learn from the past. Don′t beat yourself up about it. It′s gone, it′s never coming back. Instead learn from it for next time.

4.  Buy yourself some new clothes, get your hair done, treat yourself to something new. It will make you feel better and will give your ego a boost.

5.  Are you prepared for situations? Are you prepared enough to meet any challenge that may come up? Are you prepared for that meeting, that presentation, that job interview, when you meet someone for the first time? If not, get to it.

6.  Play to your strengths. Know what you are good at and expose yourself to these opportunities at every opportunity –because you′re good at it, you′ll enjoy it and have more confidence.

7.  Improve your weaknesses. Know and appreciate what these are and put a plan in place to improve them over time.

8.  Learn how to say no to people. Don′t be afraid, you′ve got nothing to be afraid of. Just watch the reaction on their face after you′ve said it the first time and there will be no going back.

9.  Be positive. Look on the “can do� side of things rather than the “can′t do�. You′ve accomplished lots in your life and you will accomplish lots more in the future.

10.  Be in charge of your thoughts at all times. What is a thought? It′s just a question that you′ve asked yourself and the thought is you′re answer. If you′re thinking negative thoughts, you′re probably asking a negative question. Change the questions to be more positive.

BONUS: Whenever you feel a negative thought coming, STOP, THINK, and say is this really important in the grand scheme of things. A lot if the time it isn′t. Many people in life major in minor things!

Check out http://www.innergameofconfidence.com/  A 6 hour audio program, digital book, and workbook. For more information go to contact@TomTerwilliger.com 

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