Expect Success

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Building your confidence can and will happen. When you expect success, you’ll achieve your goal. No matter what your endeavor is, there are many pathways to accomplish it.

Your efforts to develop your confidence are enhanced when you expect success.

Try these ideas to help you believe in yourself and expect success:

 

  1. Think positively. Affirm within yourself that you’ll accomplish your goals. Keeping a positive mindset will aid you in your quest to expect success.
  2. Refuse to allow negativity into your life. Preventing negativity will provide a space in your life to fill in with positivity. If practicing this method means you must avoid certain people, so be it. Just say “no” to negativity.
  3. Practice refuting negative thoughts using thought-stopping. When those negative thoughts creep in, imagine the word, “NO” in large capital letters. Then, replace the “NO” with a more calming and tranquil thought, like swimming or taking a walk in nature.
  • When you learn to block negative thoughts from your life, you’ll be more likely to expect success.
  1. Vow to move forward in the process of achieving your dreams. Promise yourself you’ll work your steps (from the list you made earlier) to get closer and closer to the life you desire.
  2. List your top five strengths. Reviewing your strengths will help you realize that you have a lot of things going for you. You’re strong in a number of ways. You have talents and skills. And if you’re good at those things, you’ll learn to excel in other areas, too. Knowing your strengths will help you feel good about yourself.
  3. Journal the compliments that others consistently give you. Nothing helps you feel like you can succeed like basking in the positive words others say about you. So you never forget them, write them down.
  • Re-read them whenever you want to boost your efforts to live your dreams.
  1. Look for the common threads in the compliments you jot down. The commonalities will tell you about some of your strengths. Perhaps there were some positives that you were unaware you possessed.

When you take these steps to build up your expectations to succeed, you’ll be closer to developing the confidence you seek. Thinking positively, using thought-stopping to banish negative thoughts, and promising yourself to move forward are powerful steps in your quest for confidence.

Also, knowing your top strengths, journaling positive comments from others, and knowing how others feel about you will aid you to expect success. You’re on your way to confidence!

 

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ~Lao Tzu

Get Inspired

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When you’re truly inspired, you’ll be compelled to have confidence. What does it mean to be inspired? To be inspired is to be especially encouraged to do something. You’re excited and compelled to go forward, regardless of the quest. You can overcome any challenge when you’re inspired.

Seek out people, places, and things that inspire you.

Consider these ideas to help find inspiration:

  1. Think back on prior successes. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by how excited you get when you ponder your past accomplishments. Avoid minimizing your successes.
  • For example, you might have made it through a very rough year in 7th
  • Perhaps your family moved just when you were getting ready to start high school with all your friends and you rose to the occasion.
  • Maybe you performed well in a job interview and got the job.
  • Possibly, you painted every room of your house three years ago on your own.
  1. What is the one thing you’re the most proud of in your life? Write about the situation: what you thought about it at the time, how you felt, what you did, and how things turned out. Let your pride flow. You made it through and as a result, were wiser, kinder, or stronger.
  • Build on your pride to build on your confidence.
  1. What can you learn about that experience? This step is the most important of all when reflecting on what you’ve done well over the years. When you connect with what you learned, that’s knowledge you’ll carry with you for the rest of your life. And knowledge is a great confidence-enhancer.
  2. Profit from challenges. See challenges as they truly are: chances to practice living so you can do better the next time a similar situation comes around.
  3. Be brave. Find the courage to re-visit past rough periods in your life and identify what you learned from those difficult times. Let your lessons from prior challenges build your confidence and ignite your momentum to move you forward.
  4. Acknowledge the fact that you made it through. The bumpy path you traversed brought you to where you are today. Recognize you can go even further. There’s no better confidence booster than knowing that you made it through some very trying times and emerged into the light again.

When you seek to get inspired, you’ll become excited about whatever you’re working toward in life. Your inspiration will instill the confidence you want and need to keep moving in the direction of your dreams.

“It is only necessary to have courage, for strength without self-confidence is useless.” ~Giacomo Casanova

 Summary

Finding your own confidence is a journey well worth taking. As you progress through the above steps, your interest in your own life will grow. You’ll realize you can do almost anything you put your mind to.

Visualize your dreams. Study confidence to learn how it can help you change your life. Discover motivation because your motivation will urge you in the direction of whatever you want in life.

Expect success. When you know you can do it, you will. Find inspiration because inspiration lights the fires of your passions and compels you to have the confidence to go forward.

Know that you truly can develop the confidence you desire. Start the journey to confidence now. Your dreams are waiting.

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

Think Positively & Expect Success

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Building your confidence can and will happen. When you expect success, you’ll achieve your goal. No matter what your endeavor is, there are many pathways to accomplish it.

Your efforts to develop your confidence are enhanced when you expect success.

 

Try these ideas to help you believe in yourself and expect success:

  1. Think positively. Affirm within yourself that you’ll accomplish your goals. Keeping a positive mindset will aid you in your quest to expect success.
  2. Refuse to allow negativity into your life. Preventing negativity will provide a space in your life to fill in with positivity. If practicing this method means you must avoid certain people, so be it. Just say “no” to negativity.
  3. Practice refuting negative thoughts using thought-stopping. When those negative thoughts creep in, imagine the word, “NO” in large capital letters. Then, replace the “NO” with a more calming and tranquil thought, like swimming or taking a walk in nature.
  • When you learn to block negative thoughts from your life, you’ll be more likely to expect success.
  1. Vow to move forward in the process of achieving your dreams. Promise yourself you’ll work your steps (from the list you made earlier) to get closer and closer to the life you desire.
  2. List your top five strengths. Reviewing your strengths will help you realize that you have a lot of things going for you. You’re strong in a number of ways. You have talents and skills. And if you’re good at those things, you’ll learn to excel in other areas, too. Knowing your strengths will help you feel good about yourself.
  3. Journal the compliments that others consistently give you. Nothing helps you feel like you can succeed like basking in the positive words others say about you. So you never forget them, write them down.
  • Re-read them whenever you want to boost your efforts to live your dreams.
  1. Look for the common threads in the compliments you jot down. The commonalities will tell you about some of your strengths. Perhaps there were some positives that you were unaware you possessed.

When you take these steps to build up your expectations to succeed, you’ll be closer to developing the confidence you seek. Thinking positively, using thought-stopping to banish negative thoughts, and promising yourself to move forward are powerful steps in your quest for confidence.

Also, knowing your top strengths, journaling positive comments from others, and knowing how others feel about you will aid you to expect success. You’re on your way to confidence!

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ~Lao Tzu

Discover Your Motivation

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Your confidence is intimately connected to and affected by your level of motivation in life. Therefore, it’s up to you to discover your own motivation to pursue the life you desire. And when you do, your confidence grows.

As you can see, confidence, motivation, and achievement of your life dreams work together in two ways: being motivated to go after the life you want brings about confidence, and having confidence motivates you to seek out your desired path.

Try these techniques to discover what motivates you:

  1. Read one self-help book a month. Reading and expanding your repertoire of knowledge is important in your pursuit of confidence.
  • Reading one self-help book each month will serve as great motivation for you to pursue whatever you’re seeking in life. Your path to self-development will enrich and fulfill you if you read a self-help book each month.
  1. Read other books that inspire you. Taking in new information stokes your fires of creativity, imagination, and motivation. Therefore, exposing yourself to any new information that interests, fascinates, or excites you will aid you in your plan to build confidence and go after your dream life.
  2. Interview someone who you see as successful. This person could be someone you look up to. They could be from the field you hope to work in someday. Or it might be someone who works in your current field whom you view as striving for excellence.
  • Before the interview, ponder what you want to know about the person’s success. Write down those questions so you’ll be prepared. You could ask the person to meet you for coffee, for lunch, or to come to your home some evening for dessert.
  • Let the individual know in advance the reason for your meeting. You might mention you want to ask about her or his work habits and career development. Because your goal is to learn more about motivation, ensure you include some questions about how the person has remained motivated throughout their career.
  1. Talk with your parents and grandparents. Ask them to share how they were successful in their roles as parents or workers.
  • Keep in mind that your plan is to discover what motivates others. Ask things like, “How did you keep going forward when things got tough” and “What got you through the rough spots you mentioned.”
  1. Hang out with people who are positive. When you have a chance to be close-up and personal with positive and successful people, you learn about how others remain positive through trying times and what they do to stay motivated in the most difficult situations.
  • Plus, you’ll be encouraged to be positive and move forward in your own life. Ultimately, you’ll become motivated to pursue the very life you’ve always wanted.
  1. Write down in simple steps what you must do. It’s time to get a tangible “picture” of your life now and the steps to follow from this point forward to achieve your dreams. What is the first baby step you can take to be one inch closer to what you want?
  • Having a checklist to check off as you succeed in completing each step is incredibly motivating. Your list will boost your confidence and keep you moving forward.
  1. Set mini-goals and timelines about how you’ll achieve each step. For example, each month, you could plan to pursue and complete just one step on your list. Celebrate each success. You’ll stay focused and motivated. Your confidence will build. Plus, you’ll feel excited about moving closer toward your desired life.
  • Some steps may take you longer than one month to achieve, like taking a 6 week course or completing that college class you need. But the idea here is to use your list to stay motivated, thus increasing your confidence and ability to reach your life goals.

Discovering your motivation will increase your confidence tenfold. Knowing that you’re moving forward is a wonderful feeling!

Reading, interviewing a successful person, and talking with close family members about how they’ve stayed motivated will shed light on how you can focus on being motivated.

In addition, hanging out with positive people, writing out the steps you can take to work toward achieving your dreams, and using that list to move you forward will all serve to keep the fires of motivation bright. And when they burn, your confidence remains ignited.

Whatever you’re working toward, you can achieve it!

“If my mind can conceive it,

My heart can believe it,

I know I can achieve it!”

~Jesse Jackson

Preparing for Self-Confidence

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You can take some simple, concrete steps to ensure you’re well on your way to finding the confidence you want. Consider practicing the following suggestions in your everyday life. You’ll be amazed at how your feelings of confidence will increase.

The more you perform these steps, the more self-assured you’ll feel:

  1. You’ll likely agree that when you see people smiling, you believe them to be more confident than one who is scowling or looking uninvolved. So, even when you don’t feel confident, a smile will boost your spirits and those of the people around you.
  2. Use humor. When you use humor, others will naturally regard you as being more self-confident. So, work to infuse humor when talking with others. Watch how others bring humor into their conversations if you’re unsure about how to do it.
  3. Consistently engage in physical activities. The more in touch you are with your body and how it works, the more confident you’ll be. And there’s no better way to help you know your body than to take part in regular fitness pursuits.
  • Becoming and staying physically fit and strong is one of the most-confidence-building behaviors you can have.
  1. Take care of your appearance. When you think you look good, you feel good. And feeling good about yourself equals confidence. Look your best most of the time. You’ll find yourself smiling more and feeling more self-confident.
  2. Strive to be good at something—just one thing. Find and develop a skill or talent you can be really good at. You’ll love the feeling!
  3. Put yourself in a position to utilize your own unique skills and talents. As you practice doing whatever you can do well, you’ll see that your confidence level will climb.
  • If you’re good at working with people, volunteer at your local hospital. If you’re a great seamstress, take in mending work. If you do a great job keeping your yard in order, help your neighbors beautify their lawns.
  • As you practice your unique skills, you’ll realize you do have confidence in yourself in those areas. Once you have confidence in one aspect, you’ve opened the door for it to spread.
  1. Do the things you fear. If you tell yourself it’s okay to be afraid, as long as you follow through with something, then you can find the confidence required to create your dream life.
  • Perhaps you’re afraid to start your own small business mowing people’s lawns. If that’s the case, start small by asking people in your neighborhood.
  • Or maybe you don’t like speaking to groups. If not, place yourself in positions to do it anyway. Millions of people who had this very common fear (public speaking) have found their confidence by taking the Dale Carnegie course, which is offered in most communities.
  • There are many methods to help you overcome fears. You just have to face your fear and try them.

As you prepare to have confidence, an amazing phenomenon takes place—you’ll find you already have some confidence on which to build. Doing things like smiling more, taking part in fitness activities, and keeping care of your personal appearance will help you develop self-confidence surprisingly quickly.

Also, being good at something, using your unique talents consistently, and doing things that you fear will help you prepare for and find that jewel you seek—confidence.

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.” ~Arthur Ashe

 

How to Expand Your Comfort Zone

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Simple & Effective Strategies to Expand Your Comfort Zone

It can be a good thing when you find your comfort zone. Everyone likes a place where they can feel safe. However, sometimes your comfort zone will limit you. You might be missing out on opportunities without even knowing that you’re missing out!

Expanding your comfort zone can bring a whole new world of excitement, passion, experiences, friends, financial opportunities, and knowledge into your life. To take advantage of these benefits, the first thing you must do is embrace change.

Life is full of changes. When you get into the habit of finding the good in every change, you become more comfortable with the idea of change itself and look forward to the new adventures that lie ahead. With this mindset, you’re ready, willing, and able to expand your comfort zone.

Try these effective techniques to help you break free of the limits of your comfort zone:

1. Think positive thoughts. When you’re living in a bubble, and that bubble breaks, you’ll most likely feel fear. When you’re scared, focus on thinking more positive thoughts. Instead of thinking about what could go wrong, think about what could go right. Have faith that this new opportunity will bring you to a new, comforting place.

2. Use your imagination. By only staying where you’re familiar, you’re actually limiting your imagination. Starting from now, try to exercise your mind. Stretch it to envision doing new things you never considered before.

* Try some new activities. Invariably, you’ll find some you enjoy and these will be added to your repertoire of experiences you find comfortable, thus expanding your comfort zone.

3. Take small steps. One of the most important tips when it comes to expanding your comfort zone is to tread lightly. If you expect too much too soon, you may shock yourself and go running back to your bubble. Feel free to take even the smallest of steps.

* Each step forward is just that: a step forward. These steps will add up to something big as long as you keep trying.

4. Do something new. You don’t have to do anything terribly exciting or even have any expectations about the results. Just do something you’ve never done before. Even trying a new restaurant or taking a different route to work will help. Do something different each day, and soon you’ll be looking forward to your daily adventure!

5. Accept help. If you ask your friends and family for help, they’ll likely be there for you. Have them help you if you’re feeling uncomfortable in a new situation. They might just alleviate your stress while you’re expanding your comfort zone.

6. Meet new people. Be open to accepting new friends and acquaintances. Strike up casual conversations with people around you. You never know when you might be able to form a new relationship with someone. Your new friends will help you expand your comfort zone by bringing their friends and new ideas into your life.

Remember that there are no set rules. Your main goal is to be happy with your life. If you’re happy in your comfort zone, you don’t have to expand it aggressively against your wishes. However, if staying within your own bubble may cause you to regret it because of missed opportunities, then try these easy strategies to help you grab all the gusto you can out of life!

How to Become an Excellent Communicator

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Learn Communication Skills From Top Leaders

Do you struggle with communicating effectively?

Communication is a key part of success at work or in other parts of your life. Top leaders have practiced and mastered the skills that enable them to communicate so well. Luckily, you too can learn these same skills!

Follow these strategies to practice essential communication skills:

1. Learn to listen. Top leaders know that listening is a crucial part of communication. Learn to love listening and engage in the stories of others.

* Try to really pay attention during a conversation instead of being distracted by your phone or other devices. Have one conversation at a time to give each person your full attention.

* Practice retelling the person’s story in your mind to get better at listening.

* Everyone wants to be heard. Others will notice that you’re listening to them and will go away from your conversations thinking what a great communicator you are, when all you did was listen.

2. Avoid slang and informalities. It’s normal to use slang or other types of informal language while talking to friends or family. However, the business usually requires a more formal language set. Pay attention to who you’re talking to and make the necessary adjustments.

* Slang, acronyms, and informalities can also make some people feel uncomfortable, especially if they’re not familiar with them.

3. Focus on being brief. Top leaders know that you don’t have to make a long speech to be effective.

* Practice being brief and getting your point across with fewer words and less time. People appreciate brief conversations and respect others who don’t go off on tangents.

* However, ensure you’re still providing enough information while you talk. You don’t want to be vague or miss important details.

* This skill may take time to develop, so practice it often. The next time you have a conversation, try to get your point across with less talking. Try to summarize the important parts and only focus on them while you talk.

4. Pay attention to other’s emotions. When you talk, take note of how the other person is reacting. Words are powerful, and communication can affect people in many different ways.

* You may want to learn psychology to understand emotions better.

* Show sympathy and empathy when it’s appropriate during a conversation.

* Look at things from the other person’s point of view without criticism or judgment.

5. Be charismatic. Communication is easier for charismatic people, but you can learn this skill.

* One of the most important aspects of charisma is confidence, but not arrogance or self-righteousness. Confident communicators know their value and worth, but they’re also respectful of others.

* Another facet of charisma is optimism, and it’s also a big part of communication. Even if you’re having a difficult conversation, focus on something positive. Top leaders are good at finding the silver lining.

* Charismatic communicators are interesting, but they also share interesting information with others. They focus on innovation and new ideas that give people a spark.

You can learn to communicate more effectively by following these tips from top leaders. Practice these skills as often as possible. You’ll have many opportunities each day. Every time you have a conversation with anyone is an opportunity to practice a little more.

And as you know, practice makes perfect!

Coaching – Creating Rhythm & Flow

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Coaching – Creating Rhythm & Flow

Why am I stuck? Why do I feel like life holds me back?

Are you living a life that is not fulfilling and stuck in a rut, can’t OR don’t know how to move forward?

Are you fearful of change and not aware of how to deal with the fears that stop you from living your authentic life?

Are you looking for a way to achieve and tap into your true calling in life OR life goals OR life vision?

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