10 ways to build self-confidence

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By komal93

The 21st century where people don't have the time to stop and stare  many of us ignore ourselves and some problems which may become major issues later in our lives. Through this hub i assure you that if you follow everything i've mentioned you'll be a new person!!!



  1. MAKE A LIST!

Make a list of all the things you have ever liked about yourself on a bright colored page and paste it in front of your bed and make sure every morning when you get up you read it at least once!



   2.  THROW AWAY ALL THE SELF HELP BOOKS  YOU OWN!

All those of you who own  a self help book need to stop using it and throw it somewhere you cant find it again. a self help book is the {no offence} worst way of building self confidence. Make yourself  believe that you are competent enough to take care of your things yourself and don't need books to make you realise your importance.



  3. GO OUT AND SOCIALISE!

One of the major reasons behind low self confidence is the lack of socializing. You need to realise that people are just like you and they too are as insecure as you. Get a hold of yourself and get the courage and go out make friends.




  4. CHECK YOUR FRIEND CIRCLE!

Make sure you stay with people who love themselves as they are as staying with them helps you realise the importance of accepting yourself the way you are. In case you don't have such friends make sure you get 1. staying with people low on self confidence isn't the best idea when you too lack it!!




  5. DON'T PAY A HEED TO WHAT OTHERS WILL THINK!

Atleast once a day do something you would never ever do in public like walking into a restraunt and getting up on the table and dancing. something totally crazy that shocks you as well as other people. Don't give a damn to what others may think of you because trust me they are people you don't know and are never going to meet ever again and who don't matter in your life!!




   6. LEARN TO STAND UP FOR YOURSELF!

Until and unless you dont see the point in standing up for yourself no one else ever will. remember you are your own best friend and you are always there for yourself when things go wrong. So its you who needs to love yourself and stand up for yourself.



   7. DUMP ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT YOURSELF!

Filter your life and get rid of all those people who constantly remind you of everything wrong you ever did and the things you lack. This is a very important step and vanish them from your life no matter how much you think you cant love without them because if they really were worth you and your time they'd accept you as you are and won't try to change you!!



  8. INCULCATE THE HABIT OF REMINDING YOURSELF THAT YOU LOVE YOURSELF.

No matter how much people around you tell you that you're not worth it you have to learn to love yourself. It will take time but eventually you will become happier with yourself and everything else. Constantly keep chanting words that make you feel good about yourself like "i love me" or "i look preety today" anything that makes you feel better. self love is the best form of love. Compliment youself and don't wait for others to do it



  9.  ADOPT A HOBBY OR A PET!

No matter how busy you are make sure you take 1 hour out of your day to spend on things you love. Adopt it as a hobby, this may include learning to play an instrument, cooking, reading, writing. This helps you realize that you are actually talented in turn making you feel better about yourself. Also keeping pets like a dog that can show affection really help pull your self confidence up and plus its always nice to see your dog running towards you when you come home after a long day!! Spend time with your pet and take care of it. This too is like a hobby for people who love taking care of others.



 10. LASTLY HELP YOURSELF HEAL!

Make sure you let go off your past and forget to worry about the future. Live in the present. Learn to forgive yourself and others and stop regretting things you've done! Accept the fact that even though you make mistakes there's a huge part of you that deserves a better life. Always remember there's no use regretting things you can't change because at 1 pt of time you actually wanted it!!


BE HAPPY AND MAKE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY!!

P.S:- in case anyone needs any help i'd be more than happy to help!!!:))...do contact...





Comments

|Pranshu| profile image

|Pranshu| 20 months ago

Insecure people try too Hard to fit in, being indifferent to opinions, really works. Anyway, Good Hub.

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komal93 Hub Author 18 months ago

well no offence but your living in a society and no matter how much you'd like to deny it you can't...

there's only a limit to which such opinions can be ignored...:)

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Cheeky Girl Level 4 Commenter 17 months ago

Some good solid sense in these useful tips. Very good hub. On tip 8, I know countless people who hate them selves for all kinds of reasons and they need to wake up to reality. Tip 7 would be good, provided the overwhelming number of people on our lives are all being negative, and i have never come across that many people enough to ever do that. But if the person this hub is aimed at is trying to break out, and steer clear of people because they don't accept something about them, then I understand.

Rating this up! Would love to see more hubs from you.

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komal93 Hub Author 17 months ago

THNX CHEEKY GIRL....UR DARN SWT..:)

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Astra Nomik Level 6 Commenter 17 months ago

I love this hub for slightly similar reasons to Cheeky Girl, and when I was a teen, I lacked confidence, and learned lessons the hard way, through being humiliated and other stuff I won't bore you with. But if I had come across your hub when I was 14 going 15, I might have become a different person or better person sooner. So that is why I like this hub. And why I am a fan too.

Opinions can't be ignored any more than a Tsunami can be ignored. I tried it as a teen, it didn't work.

Keep writing the good hubs, Komal. Glad to support a good Hub writer like you. : )

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komal93 Hub Author 17 months ago

thnx alot astra........i never really knew the hub would be liked so much by anyone......thnx..:)

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rahman1912 14 months ago

its nice hub cute lady.

carry on.........

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Bijja 12 months ago

I like the idea of throwing the self-help book. But are you serious about it?

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amymarie_5 Level 6 Commenter 12 months ago

So true!!! My life changed when I started doing some of the things listed here. Getting away from negative people helped me most. Voted up, useful and awesome!

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dafreesan 11 months ago

i'm gona stick 'point no 7' on my forehead!

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komal93 Hub Author 10 months ago

bijja....yes i m totally serious it works trust me...because self help books do more harm than good!!

amymaroe....thanx aloot....

dafreesan.....do dat it works wonders...

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shiva84ind 9 months ago

Hi Komal.. I like most of your tips but if framed in a positive sense. But, I am IN for self-help books. In a way, you are trying to publish your own self-help tips from your own experience alone at this point in time. A self-help book is a time-tested proven tool of facts and wisdom, not opinions; to guide a person, where one need not experience a lifetime and at the end share only his experiences.

One powerful concept you had missed because of your disinterest with self-help books is the Power of the Spoken Words. For example, instead of saying there is more harm with self-help books, if you can reprogram and say I am empowered with these books, then your cup is empty to be more teachable and grow in all facets of life.

There is a fact that a child before 18 years listens to 1,47,000 negatives in life (No/You Cannot do it). No wonder I can find more than five tips shared with a negative connotation. No offence meant. There is no mistakes in life, Komal, only lessons to be learnt to grow oneself. That positive attitude comes with the help of timeless wisdom from the greatest knowledge source, BOOKS - Best Of Others Knowledge.

kshitiz 8 months ago

thanks komal but actually i m not able to find what my passion is or should i do in life . i have very little of my own in my life i copy what others do........ help me !!!!!!!!

Dyea 8 months ago

Well I'am almost agree with your points....but, how 1 can dump their parents or brother/sister... if they make u feel bad every time??

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ShonEjai Level 1 Commenter 7 months ago

who you hang out with makes all the difference in the world. when i surround myself with people who are doing what i want to be doing i do it more. if they are more positive, i am more positive. makes all the difference. thank you for the post. www.picture-speak.com

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komal93 Hub Author 5 months ago

shiva84ind: well i don't want to argue on the fact that books are a great help but when reading a self help book the person who is actually helping you is you who actually needs help!!

kshitiz: i would love to help you but i don't know what problem you face..:(....don't copy others...originality may not be easily and immediately recognised but trust me it would never go unnoticed!

dyea: you are right you cant dump so close to you yet they make you feel bad about yourself at times..the best you can do is try spending more time in things which make you feel better...reading...writing...etc..:)

shonejai: thanks..:)

Jyoti Lerahk 4 months ago

Things are good! But i am poor in defending myself when things done by me are absurd! What to do dear author?

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komal93 Hub Author 2 months ago

trying connecting with yourself...as in try finding things you are good at and then improving on them..n constantly tell yourself you are good at something or the other....once you believe in yourself you would be able to defend yourself..:)

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sleepyguy 2 months ago

I agree with getting rid of all the self-help books, ya!

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