C for Confidence

“It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.”—Oprah Winfrey

In a crowd of hundreds on the street, you can easily spot a few who seem to stand out while the majority appears as a scattering of nondescript human figurine. What is that makes some people look different from others, draw attention of onlookers, seem to be desirable, and appear to be an achiever….?

Next time when you are in a crowd, in metro, on airport, at station, in a party or in a school / college try to spot such people and find out for yourself!
These people may not be the tallest, not the most beautiful / handsomest, not the most well built, not the loudest, not wearing the costliest dress…..,……., yet they stand-out.
Try to enlist the unique characteristics of these people, the characteristics that differentiate them from commoners. Now, search for a common characteristic amongst such people! You won’t find anything common in them except – “They are confident !”

And thus the third alphabet of the language of success is “Confidence”.

To achieve your goal in life after you have set your ambitions and have belief in your capabilities you need to have confidence.
Do you remember the most sincere advice you got when you were going to take up the biggest challenge in life?
“Have confidence!”
In dictionaries, “Confidence” is defined as the feeling or belief that one can have faith or can rely upon someone or something.

When the reliance is on oneself and one’s own capabilities we get “Self-Confidence”.
People who are confident radiate strength, passion and conviction. A study published by the International Journal of Cosmetic Science showed that giving men some cologne improved their confidence……..and this improvement was enough for them to be rated as visibly more attractive in photographs. “Confidence” is the foundation for everything in life. It is our confidence, or lack of it,that directly affects how we do everything in life.

Our confidence is perfectly intact when we are born, but starts diminishing as we grow out of our childhood. We lose a little of it every time we make mistakes, fail, misbehave, get in trouble, feel guilty, neglect ourselves, and/or do things we are ashamed of.

Your confidence is like an unused muscle that needs to be developed. And like any muscle, it never stays the same for any period of time. It will either get stronger or weaker depending on how you use it.

When you build your confidence it’s like exercising a muscle. It relies on small, incremental improvement on a daily basis.

You won’t run to the gym and expect to have perfect muscles for life in just one hour. So, consistent confidence building is the only way to lasting confidence and happiness. Interestingly psychologists have found that even while dating “Confidence is more important romantically than physical attractiveness.“

It’s never too late to become confident and live the life you’ve dreamed of. It’s never late to start your journey to success.

So be blessed with immense confidence : Get it, Develop it, Practice it or Feign it, but for God’s sake BE CONFIDENT ! https://www.ted.com/talks/brittany_packnett_how_to_build_your_confidence_and_spark_it_in_others