Confidence isn’t something we are born with, but it is something we can cultivate. Yes, some people do tend to have more confidence than others. But just because you’re lacking confidence today doesn’t mean you can’t use these 10 ways to boost your confidence.

KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS

By knowing your strengths and what you’re naturally good at, you’ll be able to use these strengths to your advantage. The best way to find your strengths is to take the Clifton Strengths finder’s test online. Then take the time to study these strengths and use them in your every day life.

BE AWARE OF AND LEARN HOW TO MANAGE YOUR INNER MEAN GIRL

The Inner Mean Girl, also known as the ego, is that negative voice inside your head. Many of us have heard it for so long we don’t even realize it’s there. That lack of awareness keeps us from being able to face that voice. Once we learn how to decipher what that voice is saying we can then face it head-on.

LEARN HOW TO SET HEALTHY BOUNDARIES

For so many of us, we lack the boundaries needed to protect ourselves. We let people walk all over us or say yes to things that won’t serve us. By realizing what boundaries we need to place, we become more confident in knowing we’ll do what we need to do to take care of ourselves.

CUT OR DIMINISH DISTRACTIONS FROM YOUR LIFE

Distractions are just a way we use things to avoid certain situations or feelings. Distractions could be social media, tv, eating, spending money, or drinking. Sometimes we’ve distracted ourselves for so long we don’t even realize we’re doing it anymore. As you go through your day, try to be more aware of the distractions you’re using and what you’re trying to avoid.

HEAL PAST PAIN

If you try to bury your past and not deal with the feelings and emotions, it has a way of coming back to haunt you. By healing those past pains and speaking truth into them, you are opening up space to let something new into your life.

LEARN HOW TO SET AND ACHIEVE GOALS

How many times have you set a goal and then never achieved it? Every time that happens, you’re breaking a promise to yourself. The more you break those promises, the less you believe in yourself. By learning how to set a goal and actually achieve it, you’ll start to build that confidence back up.

TAKE SELF-CARE REGULARLY

So many of us think that we don’t have time to take care of ourselves, but the truth is, we must take the time. By showing ourselves that we are worth doing that self-care, we build confidence in ourselves. It also rejuvenates us to keep going.

PRACTICE COUNTING YOUR WINS EVERY DAY

Counting your daily WINs allows you to see every day just how many great things are happening in your life. No matter how small or how big, count those WINs.

FIND A BRAG ABOUT YOURSELF DAILY

Brags are “I am” statements that allow us to tell others just how awesome we are. For so many people, they feel like this is a bad thing. But it’s not!

PROGRAM AND PRACTICE BEING THE PERSON YOU WANT TO BE BY SAYING MANTRAS

Mantras are a powerful tool to program your brain into thinking a certain way. They are statements said in future-tense about something we want to be. Say these out loud every day and actually feel them to be true. Eventually, you will program your brain to know them to be true!

By following these 10 practices, you’ll give your confidence a boost in no time!

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