Things Confident People Do Differently
As Shakespeare said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness”
Neil Armstrong, Issac Newton, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelsn Mandela, Albert Einstein, Edmund Hillary, None of them were born with a silver spoon, but they achieved great heights in their life because they were all Self-Confident. There are tons of examples where people succeeded in in their life because they had a belief in themselves.
When we talk about confidence and achieving success, it is not just limited to fame or money but also includes accumulation of knowledge, what you give to others and how you bring happiness and best in yourself each and every day. Life of such confident people are an open book for us to learn what they did differently and excelled in their life.
What things confident people do differently?
1. They Do not Rely on Others
Self-confident people are self-motivated by nature. They are not affected if other’s praise them on their success or belittle them on their failure. Scale of their success or failure is measured only by themselves. They derive their sense of delight and contentment from their own accomplishments.
2. They Trust themselves and Their Decisions
Self-confident people trust themselves while making a choice and stand by their decision. Their ultimate strength is having the belief of their own convictions and hence they never doubt or constantly question whether they will be able to accomplish anything or not.
3. They Don’t Compare with Others
Confident people do not waste their precious time in comparing themselves with others and worrying about if they are not better than others. They know their capabilities and strengths and they always believe in challenging themselves.
4. They don’t Show off
Confident people do not seek attention. They do not need to tell the world how great they are and hence they always refrain from bragging about their achievements.They believe to live their life on their own terms and conditions. Also, they never want others to judge them
5. They don’t run in a rat race
Confident people are clear about their goals and do not keep beating around the bush. They have an aim in their life and they work incessantly towards fulfilling their dreams and aspirations.
6. They Do not Fear
Confident people are strong enough to face the situation fearlessly and learn from their good and bad experiences. They believe in learning from their mistakes. They never stop to learn or experiment in their life. They do take risks.
7. They always Look Good in others
Navigate Around Negative People
Confident people, though competitive but are never jealous by nature. They enjoy if someone else rises to fame. They know how to celebrate other’s success and how to motivate and praise others. They judge people based on their own experiences and not by someone else’s perception.
8. They Refrain from Negativity
How to Turn Negative into Positive
Confident people know that negativity diminishes one’s confidence. They never allow negative thoughts to overpower them by continuous self-monitoring.Also, they make sure to stay away from negative people since they are good for nothing.
9. They Speak Assertively
Confident people always speak with certainty unlike ‘I am not sure’ or ‘I think’ or ‘I doubt’. They are not aggressive and do not hurry in making a judgment or decision. They ponder before they speak. And when they speak, they avoid using words of uncertainty.
10. They Believe in following a Routine
Ways to Boost Your Self Believe
Confident people make sure they follow a proper routine which includes doing first things first, balancing a proper work-life balance and not getting distracted by unimportant events. Confident people also makes exercise as a part of their routine, which along with health benefits releases endorphin which triggers a positive feeling in the body.
Lastly, Confident people understand the fact that working towards increasing your confidence is a never ending process. Building confidence is a journey, not a destination. As the old saying goes, ‘Keep moving, stagnant is dead’. Make sure to do every action which will help you to increase your confidence level.
“Fill the bucket of your confidence level so high That the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes to drain it dry”
