Five Ways To Improve Your Self Confidence And Live A Better Life

Unlike many things in life, It's about how you see yourself and how others see and react to you. Learning how to improve self esteem will help you find the happiness you seek from your life. Let's get started with these five keys to successful confidence building.

Start by envisioning success. If you've never done something that you now must do, sit back and day dream about how you might have done it in the past. Think of it in as much detail as you can; the more realistic the better. Before you know it, this little self help exercise will turn into an actual plan for conquering your fears and achieving success.

Another method of how to gain self confidence fast is to 'act the part'. The more you carry yourself as someone who is confident, the more confident you become. Many people say that in their early life they wanted to know how to beat low self confidence and found that by acting as if they were confident, that's exactly what happened. They grew more confident by 'acting the part' of being confident.

Do you know someone who is as self confident as you would like to be? Then model that person's posture, manner of speaking, dress, and how they interact with others and soon the manner of walking, speaking, and behaving will become second nature to you. Be careful to not go overboard (remember you're modeling not mimicking) with this technique.

Another key is to get rid of negative feelings and speech and replace them with proactive and positive ones. As soon as you begin to feel that you cannot achieve something, that it is too hard or that others could do it better - think again. Think about how good it will feel to face and overcome the challenge. Instead of saying "I can't" say "I will." It's okay to think or say that this will be a challenge for you, just make sure you add that it's a challenge you welcome and can defeat. If the nagging doubts persist, try hearing them in your mind as if you had just sucked the air from a helium balloon. That high, squeaky voice you hear in your head just cannot be taken seriously.

Finally, minimize the importance of whatever it is you are afraid you cannot do. After all, will it really make a difference in twenty years if you managed to get the guy in Marketing to ask you out? Probably not. Part of learning how to be happy with your life is learning what matters most - and what doesn't. Perspective aids achievement.

The famous Helen Keller said "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." By following these five exercises you will almost certainly improve your self confidence fast. Continuing to remind yourself of these keys and practicing them every day will lead to long term success. Before you know it, knowing how to improve confidence will be something you can pass onto others - because you've done it!