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Be prepared

Whatever you are facing next,

learn everything there is to know

about the subject. If you are

prepared and knowledgeable,

you will be self-confident.

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Create a gratitude list

Sometimes life can get too much

for us, and these challenges make it

difficult to keep up our self-belief.

If this happens, try making a

list of all the things you are grateful for in

your life, and a separate list of all the things

you are proud of accomplishing (no matter

how small). Once complete, pin the lists up

somewhere you will regularly see them.

This will remind you what a great life you

already lead — it can be especially powerful

when your self-confidence is waning.

“WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN OR YOU CAN’T,

YOU’RE PROBABLY RIGHT.” – Henry Ford

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Your fitness journey:

how to create self-belief

Start a notebook and write down the answers

to these questions. (Keep it somewhere close

— perhaps at your bedside or a pin board next

to your desk — and read it each evening.)

• What are your goals and why are they
  important to you?


• Why do you want to achieve them?


• Reflecting on your fitness journey so far, how
  do you feel as a person since changing your
  lifestyle?


• What are some of the negative things that
  you are rid of in your life since starting a
  fitness lifestyle (for example, old habits or
  negative thoughts)?


• What are the things you love about your
  new, healthier self?

This is an important exercise, because our

choices are mainly influenced by mindset

and the story we are telling ourselves. If we

naturally make healthy choices and believe

in our ability to do so, our fitness journey will

become far less of a struggle.

TAKE-HOME MESSAGE

The way we think has a great impact on the

way we live our daily life and the choices we

make. Self-confidence won’t happen

overnight, but you can take steps to cultivate

the right mindset and slowly start acting as if

you are confident. It might be starting with eye

contact and smiling at people, or writing a list

of goals and the person you need to be to

achieve these goals. The greatest reward can

be gained from improving your mindset, and

so it’s worth investing in yourself, as you can

achieve anything you put your mind to!

“A positive mental

attitude will help you to

overcome many obstacles

by enabling you to do things

with the power of your mind.

The mind and body need to

work together for any great

achievement.”