Monday, June 13, 2022

Podcaster's Tips for Increasing Confidence

The other day on his Mindset Mentor podcast, personal development guru Rob Dial discussed how to increase confidence, listing six ways.  He stresses that confidence is a learned thing and can be enhanced...or destroyed.  He also points out that results will build up confidence over time...but that what he calls "results" differs from how the world at large defines them.  But back to those six tips: the first is simply to take action and not overprepare or overthink. Two, visualize the result as you would like it to be. Three, practice positive, affirming self-talk instead of the negativity we often succumb to. Four, fail! That's right, for failure is a type of result that Dial encourages...you learn the most from your setbacks. Five, step out of your comfort zone, doing things you are not used to doing.  And finally, do what you don't want to do, combatting the resistance you have in some directions is a great growth tool.  So according to Rob Dial, following these six suggestions of his will help to increase confidence...sounds reasonable to me. Of course, all of this involves changing personal habits, one little bit at a time.  This was one of those "easier said than done" episodes...

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