If you’re having a hard time trusting yourself, it may be a sign that you lack confidence. Trust in this case is near impossible without confidence.
Lacking Confidence
Feel secure in your abilities and be strong in your convictions. But, know when you’re wrong, too.
This may seem scary to you.
But it’s not as difficult as you think. No one is born with confidence. It’s something people learn and develop during their lives.
It’s the same for you. Take steps to develop your confidence and trusting yourself will become easy.
Fear Sabotages Confidence
When you give in to your fears, you’ll diminish the chances of building up your confidence. This can get out of hand if you don’t deal with it right away.
You need to face your fears head-on. That doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind and be reckless.
You can take chances but only if they won’t put your life or others’ lives in danger. You wouldn’t jump out of a plane without a parachute.
Don’t make frivolous decisions, either. Confidence is about knowing the difference.
Start out with small tasks that you have been afraid to try in the past. Most outcomes will turn out better than you imagine.
If you try to project what will happen, and it is always a negative outcome, you will never make any decisions. Take on those small tasks without thinking too much about what’s going to happen.
That will build up your confidence as you’ve never seen before.
Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions
You should ask questions when you aren’t sure about the situations you face. Confidence isn’t about having all the answers.
It’s about knowing where to find them and who to rely on with the knowledge that you need. It’s also about pulling the trigger when you’ve gathered enough information.
Confidence is about taking responsibility for your decisions and your actions. If you believe in what you’re doing, you can convey that belief to the people affected by your decisions.
If you start blaming others when your situation doesn’t go as planned you’ll come across as weak.
Once this happens, others will lose faith in you. Your confidence will erode, and self-doubt will take over.
When you make your decisions, you own them, even if they don’t work out.
Increase your confidence and you’ll increase self-trust.
Then, you can soar higher than you ever imagined.
JohnK 1-3-2019
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