How to boost your confidence

How to Boost your Confidence

Confidence is knowing what you actually are and accepting yourself the way you are.

By Pratibha Yadav 18th Mar, 2015 | 12:46 pm

What’s confidence? Why is it so important in life? Confidence is knowing what you actually are and accepting yourself the way you are. A confident student is always popular in school, and it’s the confidence which helps him stand out in the crowd. Teachers like him for what he is. Self-confidence has a great role to play in a student’s life. It’s also the confidence to study which nurtures happy students.

However, as a student, sometimes, it becomes difficult to not lose your confidence. Even the silliest thing can trigger a loss of confidence. Lack of confidence often leads students to believe that they can’t do things and are scared to try new things. The learning capability of students is directly affected if a child isn’t confident enough to do things in school.

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Be Goal-oriented: As a student, you should always have an idea of what your goal is. Always fix your goals, be it academics or long-term goals. Having a goal in life gives you a direction and you constantly work towards it. If you have a goal and you’re already working towards it, you’ll definitely be confident about your studies.

Be with Good Friends: By good friends we mean those who understand you and encourage you to follow your heart. Avoid being with people who make you feel inferior. It’s very important to be optimistic in life.

Nothing is Permanent than Change: Self-confidence has a lot to do with what and how you think about yourself. Don’t ever underestimate yourself. Remember, nobody can make you feel inferior unless you want to feel it. If possible try and change things you don’t like about yourself. Be a better person. Self-confidence is all about feeling good about self.

Be Yourself: Never try to imitate others. Yes, we all have role models and we want to be like them. However, we all are unique for a reason. Be real and proud of yourself. Let people accept you the way you are. Sometimes, inhibitions are just inside our hearts, the world is not that bad. So, stop thinking negative about yourself, and be proud of what you are. When you do that, you’ll realise a new wave of confidence running inside you.

Stand for what you Believe in: Never shy away from standing up for yourself and the things you believe in. This is what confidence is all about. Know yourself, believe in yourself and stand for yourself.

Now you know what you need to do to be a confident person. Go ahead and boost your confidence. Emerge as the most confident person in your class!