Confidence is one of the most attractive traits a man can have. It makes him more successful and social in his day-to-day life. But what if you feel like you don't have any confidence? Well, it's never too late to start building your confidence! Now is the time for more men to gain confidence. In this blog post, we will discuss four easy steps that will help you gain lasting self-confidence and improve your quality of life.
Build a Confident Vision of Yourself
We all have experienced confidence in our own life at some point. Think about a time when you were confident and what made it happen. Reflect on that experience for the next few minutes to build your own confident vision of yourself.
The more you can get into the feeling of being confident, the more you are going to be able uplevel your confidence.
Build Confidence Vision: What are some things that I feel confident doing? What makes me feel like I can achieve my goals in life?
In addition, you can asked yourself, how do I act when I am confident? What words come out of my mouth and how do they sound to other people? How is the way that I carry myself different than if I had a less confident vision of myself?
When you have a confident vision of yourself, it's going to be much easier for you to take action and achieve your goals.
So take the time to write out a vision for yourself. Be sure to write this out and not to type it on any online word document. There is something about taking pen to paper.
Once you have this written vision of yourself, you can take it up a notch by creating a vision notebook, or even a vision board. Take pictures of what you want to look like. For example, if you would feel more confident wearing a particular jacket or watch, be sure to add these types of pictures to your vision notebook or vision board.
There is not joke about this. This works!
Plan to Take Action to Build Confidence
Nothing happens without a plan, and building your confidence is no different. You can't just say to yourself, “I am confident.” You need to set goals and take the steps necessary to reach them.
Planning is essential. As it has been said, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This is a vital step for you to become a confident man. Be confident enough to create a plan and to take action.
It is best to plan the day before on what you will do to build your confidence. Once you have some wins under your belt, it will make take action easier. But you must not pass this step up.
At the end of each day, take a few minutes to plan out your actions for the next day. Once you do this consistently, you will begin to find yourself looking forward to creating goals and accomplishing them.
Remember, these daily goals do not have to be extravagant. These daily goals should be smaller goals that get you to your big goals.
Failure Provides Further Knowledge to Develop Confidence
People tend to learn more from their failure than from their successes. The reason is because we tend to analysis our failures more than our successes. Failing is not a failure if you do not learn from it. When you learn from it, it is a lesson.
Planning for Failure: Sometimes, we can plan to fail. It sounds strange but it is a good idea because failures teach us lessons that successes do not. So expect failure and take planning part in your goals.
We must accept the fact that we will not always achieve the goals we want to at first go. The lessons that come with failure reveal who we really are. Someone who can accept failure, grow from it, and move on, is much mentally stronger than someone who makes an attempt at their goals and does not reach them and quits.
Failure build character. It also builds confidence. When you struggle to accomplish your goal and you are able to face the challenge and come out stronger at the end, you will be much more confident. Accept failure, and be better because of it. But never give up on your goals.
Confident men take care of themselves - Mentally and Physically
It is one thing to be confident, but if you are not giving your body the nurishment it needs to maintain a sharp mind, you will be holding yourself back. Eat foods that are good for your brain. If you want to be a confident man, you need to be focusing on keeping your brain health.
Get plenty of sleep. Sleep is extremely important when it comes to not only brain health, but your health overall. Lack of sleep can not only hurt your brain, but increase chances to get sick.
Exercise regularly. Exercise is also important for maintaining a confident mind and body. When you exercise, it releases endorphins that make the world seem like a better place and improves moods as well as increases energy levels which will help in your daily grind of work and being a professional in your career.
Eat to live. Make sure you are educating yourself on how to fuel your body properly. There are many food recommendation out there; however, we all have different goals. So not every diet is for every body. There are people who want to gain weight, lose weight, maintain weight, or to improve their overall health.
Learn how to cook. Every man should know how to cook. If you are going to be a confident man, you need to be confident in being able to cook healthy meals. You are the owner of your body and you get to fuel it with you want. A confident man knows the importance of fueling his body to be strong mentally and physically. Take a cooking class or start following some recipes. As I mentioned previously, you may fail at first attempt, but keep going. Give your body the right fuel starting today.
These are several steps how men can gain confidence. When building confidence, it is important to stay consistent. By taking action and being open to learning more about yourself, you can develop a confident outlook that will serve you well for years to come. If you need help developing this vision of yourself, consider joining my program "Man Skills - Develop the Leader in You". Through this program, you will receive weekly coaching and support so help you to develop leadership skills to build lasting confidence.