When you try to reach your goals, the most important element that determines whether you succeed, or fail is your self-confidence.

Every worthwhile goal comes with hurdles and challenges along the way. Self-confidence is the tool that keeps you going in the right direction when the challenges come. Self-assurance helps you climb the mountains and jump the hurdles that stand in the way of the success you deserve.

Use these 4 strategies to build the confidence to go after your dreams and encounter success:

1. Keep a record. Begin to keep a record of your successes, no matter how small. Write them in a notebook or journal. In the beginning, remember your successes of the past and write those down too. Whenever you begin to doubt yourself, look at your notebook and remind yourself of the times you’ve succeeded in the past.

• In another notebook or section, write down your strengths. If you can’t think of any, think about compliments you’ve received from others. As you go through each day, take note of your successes and strengths. Keep a record of your accomplishments that will fuel your success for the rest of your life.

2. Start with small goals. If you have trouble recalling your successes or noticing your strengths, set a few small goals that are fairly easy to attain. The point is to achieve success and to allow that success to fuel you for greater challenges and greater victories in your life.

• When you achieve the small goals you’ve set for yourself, write them down in your notebook. As your confidence grows, your heart will long to shoot for bigger goals and greater challenges. Your record of success will keep you pushing forward when doubts begin to creep in.

3. Act as if you’re successful. A funny thing happens when you pretend you feel a certain emotion… you began to feel that emotion!

• Try it right now. Slouch your shoulders, lean forward, and put a frown on as if you’re exhausted. How do you feel? A little tired?
• Now smile and begin to move your body like you do when you’re excited. Feel the difference? To a large extent, you can control how you feel by the way you move your body. Pretend you’re confident. Talk with confidence and move your body with confidence. The feelings will follow shortly.

4. Visualize your future. Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years? What kind of job do you have? Do you own your own business? What is your ideal scenario regarding relationships? How much money do you make?

• Every day, close your eyes and take a few moments to run a mental movie about the future you’ve always dreamed about. Watch your success play out as if it’s happening in the present and allow yourself to experience all of the senses. What does the scene look like? Smell like? Taste like? Feel like? Sound like?
• Make your mental movie as vivid and detailed as possible for maximum effect. If you do this every day, your mind will begin to move you in the direction of your ideal future. You’ll begin to take actions that support your success and lead you down the path of your dreams.

Your confidence will grow naturally with each success you experience, whether the success is in the real world or in your mind. Instead of constantly reliving the mistakes you’ve made in the past, relive the glorious future you deserve time and time again to grow your confidence and coach yourself toward its attainment.

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Stay Unstoppable,

Self-esteem can be fragile, and it’s possible to lose it. A traumatic event can also be a blow to your confidence. How can you deal with a sudden loss of confidence? Is it possible to recover and regain the confidence that is gone?

Your confidence levels can fluctuate, but there are ways to cope.

How Confidence Can Disappear

In many cases, trauma or a negative event is behind this issue.

Confidence can disappear after an embarrassing or difficult moment. For example, your self-esteem can diminish if a presentation at work is mocked and ridiculed by coworkers. Your confidence can be hurt by cruel words and laughter.

Another common cause of low confidence is arguments. Fights with your significant other or family members can make you feel unsure and unhappy about yourself. They can lead to doubts about your abilities and skills.

How the Loss is Manifested

 The loss of confidence can appear differently for each individual. You may react to it in several ways:

• Some people deal with a loss of confidence by freezing and not being able to make decisions. They’re scared of making another mistake, so they avoid all decisions.
• Others deal with a loss of confidence by becoming defensive and argumentative.
• Another ineffective coping mechanism is to pretend nothing is wrong.

If you feel like your confidence has been shattered, try these strategies to restore it:

 1.  Step back and evaluate. Experts recommend stepping back and evaluating the situation in a calm manner. It’s important to examine the situation without letting emotions take over.

• Why did the loss of confidence occur, and how can you prevent the same issue from repeating itself?
• You may benefit from talking to a therapist or good friend about the event and your loss of confidence. Get an unbiased opinion, so you can start to see the patterns.
• Often, childhood issues are behind confidence losses. There may be deep rooted issues that need to be resolved.

2. Finish something else. Finishing a task that has been left undone for a long time can boost confidence.

• Experts share that finishing a chore or work assignment can give an instant self-esteem boost. This is caused by the brain realizing that you can still accomplish great things.
• Find something on your to-do list that is easy to complete.

3. Get help. Sometimes it’s necessary to get outside help to deal with low self-esteem. Be honest about your situation and sudden loss of confidence. You can’t receive help unless you’re open to it.

• Look for local therapy groups that deal with confidence issues.
• Consider going to a therapist and setting up weekly or monthly appointments.
• Find a close friend or family member who can serve as a confidante.
• Keep in mind that some people may need more help than others to regain their confidence. Don’t be discouraged if your confidence doesn’t return right away.

4. Review past accomplishments. After a traumatic experience or embarrassing moment, it’s easy to think that you’re a failure. However, Remembering past accomplishments can serve as a reminder that you’ve done many things.” display_tweet=”remembering past accomplishments can serve as a reminder that you’ve done many things.

• Go back and look at old rewards from school or college.
• Talk to your parents or siblings and ask them to share something positive about your childhood.
• Go through your old photo albums or journals to remember happy moments. Dig through your attic archives to unearth treasures from the past.
• Try to remember that you have made a positive impact on the world.

It’s normal for your confidence levels to vary over time. Avoid letting a temporary situation turn into a permanent loss of confidence! Actively pursue strategies that can bring back the self-confidence you’ve been missing.

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Stay Unstoppable,

Chances are you believe in others more than you believe in yourself. You’re probably the first to encourage a friend to keep going because they have what it takes. But when it comes to encouraging yourself, it’s easy to shy away due to self-doubt.

It’s not fair to cheat yourself out of opportunities. Having low self-confidence can cause you to lose out on awesome experiences. And you certainly don’t want that, do you?

Now is a great time to start focusing on yourself and work on boosting your confidence. And it’s surprisingly easy to do.

Follow these steps to boost your confidence and start believing in yourself:

1. Avoid hesitation.

Self-doubt is often developed out of hesitation. Do you take a long time to act on an impulse? If you see an opportunity, does it take you a while to go after it? The longer you take to pursue something, the more reasons you’ll find for justifying your unsuitability for the opportunity.

• Women often pass up opportunities because they let perfectionism get in the way. Recently an opportunity showed up for me to participate in a business expo. I grabbed it with no idea what I was going to do. Ended up creating a table for my book, The Journey to ME. Everything I needed, ideas, materials all manifested with ease. The expo opened more future opportunities.

2. Challenge negative thinking.

It’s easy to diminish self-confidence by harboring negative thoughts. But before you accept negative thoughts about yourself as a reality, challenge the thinking.

• Don’t accept the thoughts you’re not good enough, take a moment to think about the facts. Embrace your true self and claim your worthiness just because you exist. Remind yourself of your many positive traits and experiences as well.
• Beware of thought patterns that can eat away at your self-esteem. Avoid looking at life as “black or white” and live in the grey area sometimes. You may not have one trait or another, but you could have the perfect combination of what you need for your life!
• Always be sure to differentiate between feelings and facts. Just because something makes you feel a particular way doesn’t mean there’s any fact in it.

3. Be kind to yourself.

As someone who rarely displays self-confidence, you probably give yourself a hard time and consider yourself inadequate or ill-equipped. But when was the last time you were actually kind to yourself?

• Spend some time each day highlighting your positive traits. Remind yourself what makes you beautiful inside and out.
• Celebrate the small successes to help remind yourself that you’re actually more amazing than you give yourself credit for.
• Spend some time with positive people. Their energy rubs off quite easily! The Unstoppable Success Group is the perfect place to start.

4. Learn to listen to and accept compliments.

Most of the time when people say nice things about you, they mean it! Take the time to really hear what positive things are being said about you. Absorb the thought and believe them!

• If someone says you’re beautiful, believe them!
• Spend some time listening to the kind things said by others. And remember to say thanks each time. It helps to cement the positive thoughts in your mind.

Consider each of these tips on a daily basis. Gradually, as with anything else, practicing self-confidence becomes second nature.

In no time, you’ll see the world is in the palm of your hand. And you’ll hear every opportunity calling your name. Aren’t you excited for that time? Start building your confidence now and soon it will be yours forever! Everything becomes easier when you’re brimming with self-confidence. If you’re feeling stuck, a little more self-confidence might be the cure. Get Your FREE Cheat Sheet “8 Ways to Immediately Renew Your Self-Confidence” by Clicking Here 

Stay Unstoppable,