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How to be Confident in Life
The seven ways to be confident in life :-
1. Frame your own life function declaration. When you give yourself time to think and come up
with a declaration that sums up your life function, you will be empowered. Find your essence, what you
are made to do. In times of doubt all you will need to do is glance at your life function declaration, and
the road ahead would be clearer.
2. Enrich yourself with development lessons. Knowledge
is a lifelong process. The more you invest in it, the better it is.
Education opens up your mind and brings the unattainable closer
to you. Control over what you do would only come once you
have a thorough understanding over it, and development lessons
act as a great aid.
3. Be proactive. Risk taking can go both ways but you will
never know what you are capable of unless you give it a shot. If starting a new business venture is your
plan, then go for it. If travelling is what you desire, then do so. Recognise that something that you have
been wanting to do for long, and take steps towards your objective proactively.
4. Socialise. Be a part of a network, form a group, participate in a team event. We as human are
social animals, and have a deep sense of companionship and company. Being part of a group makes
you feel like you belong to something much bigger than your individual self. This sense of belonging
infuses you with confidence, as you would have others to support you in your various ventures.
5. Stand up for yourself and what you believe in. We should always be open to criticism as it
helps in personal improvement. This does not mean we let others boss us around and stop us from
being what we are meant to be. If you truly believe in your ideals and dreams, you need to defend
them when you are absolutely sure of something, then take the responsibility of standing up for it.
Trace the negative vibes and embrace positivism.
6. Help the Needy. Nothing please us like pleasing others. Service to mankind is just not service to
God, but it is also service to self. Appreciation and gratitude from the needy will give you a sense of
fulfilment and boost your confidence. When you help someone, you go out of your confidence. When
you help someone, you go out of your comfort zone. This proves integral for an increase self esteem.
7. Plan and achieve. An aimless arrow is useless and dangerous for self and others. You need to
set your target and work torwards them, making small term goals are the first step to greatness. If your
small plans are achieved, then the bigger plans will take care of themselves. Nothing speaks confidence
than the joy of achieving something.
Shippa Ralhi
W/o Comdt GS Ralhi
ICGS Kolkata
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