How I Improved My Self-Confidence
Self-confidence is extremely vital in almost every
aspect of our lives yet there are many people who struggle to find it. Well, I
used to be one of them and I totally understand the fact that a person with a
lack of self-confidence can find it difficult to become successful. Until one
day I realized that having low self-confidence will not take me anywhere.
I used to have fears especially during presentations
in class during my undergraduate studies. I tended to get very nervous during
presentations which resulted me in forgetting all the points and explanations
that I was supposed to say in class during presentation and due to that I did
not obtain a good grade.
This happened frequently during my first year in university
and because of that, I then told myself that I needed to overcome this
nervousness and by doing so I needed to improve my self-confidence.
I began asking my classmates about the techniques they
used to speak well and spontaneously during class presentations. From them I
heard that they tended to do a lot of readings, and practice speaking in front
of the mirror, with the assumption that the mirror was the audience. So, I began
following these methods and it helped me a lot. On the other hand, I was also
influenced by some of the students who spoke good English, answered questions
assuredly and admitted it if he or she did not know something. This is mainly
because of self-confidence. I believe that confident people inspire confidence
in others.
At some point I realized that self-confidence can be
learned and built on whether if I am working on it for myself or helping others
boost their confidence. Besides that, I always tell myself to remember the most
important reasons why am I doing it in order to help me stay motivated to work
on my self-confidence and to also make it an essential priority for me. By
doing this and keeping these powerful reasons in mind has done wonders for me.
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