5 Steps to a More Confident You
5 Steps to a More Confident You
There’s more than one way to improve your life. Getting a new job, a new boyfriend/girlfriend, or moving to a new apartment can all help raise your serotonin levels and push you forward.
But sometimes, the best ways to improve your life aren’t through those external factors, but rather, by working to improve how you feel about yourself.
After all, if you feel uber-confident, then you’ll find it much easier to nudge your life in the right direction.
It’s much easier to make your dreams come true when you have the confidence to know you can make things happen.
Is getting confidence as simple as clicking your fingers? No. Is it an achievable aspiration? Absolutely.
We’ll run through a few key steps anyone can take to improve their confidence levels below.
Take them all on board, and we’re pretty confident that you’ll notice the difference within a month or so!
Hit the Gym
Speak to anyone who has made exercise a big part of their life, and they’ll all tell you the same: it had a tremendous impact on their confidence levels.
It works on multiple levels. For one thing, you’ll get confidence from just pushing yourself to get off the couch and go to the gym.
That takes discipline!
And then, of course, you’ll also benefit from an improved physical appearance.
Spending time in the gym can help tone your body, improve your skin, and a host of other aesthetic-boosting benefits.
Struggling to get into the gym?
Just tell yourself that you’ll go for one month. If you still hate it by then, then you can quit.
Though that’ll be about the point you begin to notice an improvement, so we’re pretty sure that you’ll decide to continue!
Fix Imperfections
Sometimes, it’s not so much about adding confidence-boosting activities to our lives, but rather, about removing the things that drain your confidence.
If you have an imperfection that is impacting how you feel about yourself, then take action.
It’s easy enough to get a mole removed, or to get dental implants to replace missing teeth.
And what’s more, you can usually get these treatments extremely quickly. Allowing you to seriously boost your confidence in next to no time.
Challenge Yourself
We get confidence when we realize that we’re more capable than we thought. And how do you come to that realization?
By challenging yourself to do something that you’ve never done before.
When we’re younger, we’re continually exposed to new activities that force us to dig deep and see what we’re capable of.
When we’re adults, that begins to change. We tend to not try new things as much, probably because, unlike when we were kids, no one is forcing us!
But there’s a lot of value in stretching yourself. You never know how you might grow, or what it might lead to.
Don’t overthink it — literally anything that pushes you outside of your comfort zone will do the trick.
Give Up Bad Habits
Another good way to improve your confidence is to give up those things that you know are bad for you. And how do you know that they’re bad for you?
Because you feel a little bit of regret after you’ve done them.
For example, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, eating fast food, and so forth.
You really can get a lot of confidence from committing to removing them from your life. It’ll show you that you’re the one in control, not the things that only appear to have a hold on you.
As with the gym, don’t tell yourself that you’re giving them up forever.
Instead, start with a single month. By the time it’s over, you’ll likely feel so good about yourself that you won’t be running back to them anytime soon!
Practice Yoga
Yoga is beneficial for a number of reasons. For one thing, it’s great for relaxing the mind. A relaxed mind can do wonders for your confidence levels.
It allows you to face whatever the world throws at you without panicking.
Second, yoga will also improve your posture, which will have you standing tall. And that’s a confident look if there ever was one.
Plus, it’ll just help with your overall mental well-being. It’s always nice to feel that you’ve put the time into putting your mind in a good place.
Ready for a More Confident You?
As we’ve seen, being your most confident self isn’t as difficult as you might think. Take the above onboard, and it’ll be inevitable that your confidence levels begin to rise!
Are you ready for a more confident you?
Let me know, til then—cheers m’deres!
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Nancy Polanco is a freelance journalist, lifestyle content creator, and editor of Whispered Inspirations. She is a proud Mom to Gabby and Michaela and partner and best friend to Darasak. Having worked as part of a health care team for almost a decade, Nancy is happy to be back to her passion. She is a contributor to the Huffington Post, TODAY’s Parents, and an Oprah Magazine Brand Ambassador.
