365 Steps to Self-confidence: A Complete Programme for Personal Transformation - in Just a Few Minutes a Day

365 STEPS TO SELF-CONFIDENCE

Take a large piece of paper and draw a line down the middle. At the top

on the left write down your first name, or the name by which you are

best known (which could be a nickname). Underneath, describe how

you feel about this name.

Now choose a name by which you would like to be known. Write it

at the top of the right-hand column. Who is this person? Fill this side

of the page with notes about him or her, who you imagine them to be.

Then compare the two columns. What does this tell you?

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Award yourself marks out of ten for how satisfied you are with:

■ Your physicalattributes: health, fitness and appearance.

■ Your emotionalmake-up: are you happy, a loving person, caring and

considerate, calm and secure?

■ Your intellect: your intelligence, skills and qualifications.

■ Yoursocial skills: how comfortable you feel in social situations and

what you believe others think of you.

Reflect on why you have given yourself these marks.

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Write down what your potential is. What could you achieve if you had

loads of confidence?

One thing is certain – you are capable of far more than you think.

Most people’s idea of their capabilities bears little relation to their actual

potential.

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Smile at yourself in the mirror every morning; you’ll be surprised what

a difference it can make to your day.

And smile at yourself at night before retiring, as this brings sweet

dreams and programmes your subconscious mind to feel good about

yourself.

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