Once, while I was ministering in church, I saw two experts in what I was doing laughing. I wasn’t sure why they were laughing, but I just felt they were both laughing at me.
Immediately, I felt myself confidence deflect. Sad thing is I kept on looking their way and my confidence keep on decreasing.
Fortunately, I realized that the more I look that way, the less my confidence grews, so I had to stop.
When we see ourselves in situations where we feel we are being ridiculed, if you don’t have the inner stamina to go blank to the ridicules, please walk away.
We may feel we will overcome but sometimes, the ridicules eat us up faster than we thought we’d overcome.
Walk away, go fix your shortcomings and, if need be, come back better and bigger.
Staying in the old spot for long may puncture the confidence you have in yourself.
Phrases showing Low Confidence
- I’m not cut out for this.❌
- I’m not comfortable in the spotlight.❌
- I’m too shy to speak up.❌
- I’m afraid of what people will think.❌
- I don’t think I’m capable of this.❌
- I don’t want to be a burden.❌
- I don’t want to make a fool of myself.❌
- I’m not the smartest person in the room.❌
- I don’t know enough to speak on this topic.❌
- I’m not special, so why would anyone listen to me?❌
- “I’m sorry but …”
How to Boost Your Self-Confidence In 3 Quick Steps
When I was much younger, I had a problem with being confident in myself and what I do.
I had always felt I wasn’t good enough and will never be good enough. I later met Chinaza, a friend whose confident level inspired me to boost mine as well.
1) 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡:
It is not uncommon to see people dwelling on what can’t do rather than what they can do.
Find out what you can do and start doing them as often as possible with a lot of pride.
2) 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
Teach yourself every day that you are worthy of success, hence you’d succeed.
You are beautiful and complete.
You might not figure out everything yet, but these affirmations will put you through.
3) Celebrate your wins:
Teach yourself to accept that no win is too small to be celebrated. The more you become proud of yourself for winning, the more you win.
I understand how hard and difficult it may be trying to figure certain personal lines alone, and that’s why I’m here.
I am Odiong, your go to Personal Development Strategist who is ever ready to give you strategies to grow and before anything, you need to check the phrase that poses you as 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 -𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆.
