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5 Confidence Boosters You Can Do Every Day

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Feeling good about yourself is essential for your health and happiness. Here are five confidence-boosters you can do every day to lift your spirits, overcome your fears, and feel empowHERed to accomplish your goals.

1) Dress the part

Studies have shown that we embody the clothes that we wear along with their symbolic meanings — so dressing up can actually make us feel better about ourselves.

You don’t have to spend a fortune on new clothes. Simply wearing your favorite dress can have a positive impact on your mood and self-esteem, just like wearing business attire can make you feel more successful.

Spend a little time in the morning and pick an outfit that makes you feel the way you want to feel all day long. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, show up, and never give up!

2) Random acts of kindness

Doing good for others makes you feel good in return, and reinforcing the thought that you are good person is a strong confidence booster.

You don't have to do huge favors. Small but meaningful deeds such as writing a birthday card to a friend, bringing coffee to a colleague, or helping someone cross the street, can make you feel better and improve your confidence .

3) Surprise surprise — exercise

Regular exercise can do great things for your health, your mood, and even your self-confidence. It is important that you set small and realistic fitness goals for yourself. It is the achievement of these goals that keeps you motivated and more confident.

Exercising also improves your posture, making you stand taller and straighter, which also has a positive influence on your self-esteem. To read more on setting the right fitness goals for yourself, click here.

4) Make time for a coffee date

No matter how busy you are during the day, making time for a friend will not only help you manage your stress and but will also boost your self-esteem.

Research shows that receiving social support from an understanding and compassionate friend reassures us that we are worthy, loved, and cared for. This in return lifts our spirits and restores our self-confidence.

So call up a friend or meet them over a cup of coffee to get your daily dose!

5. Remember the good

No matter how life goes, reminding yourself of your strengths, abilities, and successes can instantly boost your confidence. Sit down and make three lists for yourself: one for the things you love and admire about yourself, one for your strengths, and one for your achievements.

You can have a loved one help you with these lists. Keep them in your wallet or purse, and read them to yourself when you need a little confidence-kick. It will work every time.

Sources:

Adam H, Galinsky A.D. Enclothed cognition. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2012, 48(4): 918–925.
http://occupytampa.org/files/enclothed.cognition.pdf

Build Your Self-Esteem with These 3 Simple Exercises. Psychology Today. Retrieved Feb 6.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201404/build-your-self-esteem-these-3-simple-exercises

Does exercise help increase confidence? Sharecare. Feb 6.
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Building Confidence and Self-Esteem. Psychology Today. Retrieved Feb 6.
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Reviewed February 9, 2015
by Michele Blacksberg RN
Edited by Jody Smith

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Great! Thank you Nazli:)

February 11, 2015 - 2:09pm

Excellente article! I especially like number three and five. Over and over psychology has proven to us that exercise liberates feel good hormones in our bodies, and awesome way to get the day started. And remembering the good is just as effective as exercising. You see our brains are habit creators. Problem is they also create habits with emotions. So if you have a tendancy to feel down, your brain will think :"oh, this is who I should always be" and you'll always feel down. The good thing is all habits are breakable with conscious actions and thoughts.

Have a great day everyone... I'm hopping on my stationary bike now :)

February 10, 2015 - 6:34am
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