CREATE NEW CONFIDENCE IN YOU

Inauguration Day 2009
Welcome to the White House
President-Elect Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden

The theme for Inauguration Day is "A New Birth of Freedom," in honor of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.

Create New Confidence In You

If you lack self esteem and are low in self confidence then you most probably spend too much time wishing you had the confidence to act and behave in the way people with high self esteem do.
If you desire to be happier and get more from life, increasing your self confidence and self esteem is the key .
1. Explore and exploite Your Good Qualities.
If you like something about yourself, give that area more priority over the others. For example; I love my eyes, so when I look in the mirror, I look directly into my eyes first, then I do a wander over of the rest of my body before returning to my eyes. If you like your nose, then do the same. Try making a mental list of the things you like about yourself, no matter how small or insignificant they may be. Then focus on these things, the rest is just insignificant. If you can learn to like yourself for your strong points, then others will find it much easier to do so as well.
2. Learn to Accept Compliment.
It is very hard to accept a compliment from people and not to dismiss it as being kindness. Someone has an opinion and it should be respected, even if you do not argree with it or beleive it ,. If people think good about you then maybe you should too.
When you have a perception of yourself or a view , or even a long term belief , for example you think you dont look good, and someone tells you different, how often do you change your point of view or perception in yourself ? My guess is , almost never. If you feel like you have done something well, and someone agrees with you by complimenting you on it, then your feelings were justified. However, if you think you have not done as well as you would like to have done , and someone compliments you on it, you will just pass it off as someone trying to be nice. When people believe something they look for examples that validate their beliefs as true. If you get something that invalidates your beliefs, then you just dimiss it off. Compliments will do no good until you are confident enough or believe in yourself enough to believe them.
4. Value Your Decisions.
It is true to say that People respect those who respect themselves,so never give other people a reason to laugh at you by starting the laughter. If you make fun of yourself, other people will validate it. If you think you’re ugly, other people will think you’re ugly.
5. Never Put Yourself Down.
If you promote negative aspects in your life you are only reinforcing your low self esteem. If you want to improve your self esteem. Ask yourself sincerely and honestly, how can I improve my self esteem. The answer will always be, find one positive thing about yourself and that will do it.
The more you practice the more likely you will create a positive aura which is commonly known as charisma. Creating a positive aura will benefit you in every thing you do. You will create a warmer ambience with your family. You will be more successful in your career. You will notice a difference on how people perceive you.