4 Practices Certain to Make You Confident

1. Rid your life of negativity.

If you want to live a positive, joyful life, you cannot surround yourself with negative people who don’t support or encourage your happiness. There will always be consistently negative people who constantly try to bring you down. Don’t allow these people to sap your confidence. This may be easier said than done, especially if you work with naysayers. Try to distance yourself from anyone who isn’t good for you or your business. Make it a daily practice to focus on cultivating new, positive relationships and let go of the negative ones.

2. Organize your business.

Creating a clear roadmap of where you are, where you want to go and how to get there will make you more confident by grounding you in reality and action. Write down your goals in the form of daily to-do lists, weekly task-based schedules, monthly progress reports that track your successes and an annual business plan that evolves alongside your professional development.

Knowing your history will make you more confident about the present and future by showing you where you’ve been and how far you’ve come, providing proof that you’ve advanced, and an inspirational vision of how far you could go.

3. Stay healthy.

Succeeding in business requires hard work, and that takes energy. Increase your energy by paying attention to the essentials: diet, exercise and rest. Eat nutritious foods, including balanced meals and nourishing snacks that make you feel refreshed and ready for your next challenge. Stick to an exercise routine that replenishes you, whether it’s individual activities (like walking, biking or working out at the gym) or group sports that build your confidence as part of a team that works together towards a common goal. And get a full night’s sleep as often as possible so you wake up every morning with a get-up-and-go attitude.

4. Practice power poses.

 “power posing”  actually changes our physiology by increasing the cortisol in our brains. This exercise will serve you well if you actually use them on a regular basis. You’ll be more confident about yourself and your potential, which will benefit your business and life. Confidence is your most important asset, so don’t delay. Take action to start feeling more confident today.

source: entrepreneur.com