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Tips to build your self confidence

 

 Remember! People who feel good about themselves tend to feel more confident!

  • What’s cool about you? List things that are cool about you. It may feel really uncomfortable at first but give it a go!

  • Remember good things. Keep a list of compliments you get from other people or the nice things people do for you. If you don’t feel great about yourself, then you may not listen to the nice things others say about you, so keeping a list can help you notice these things more often.

  • Be a ‘Yes Man’. This means saying ‘yes’ when you’re invited to social occasions, even if your first instinct is to stay in your comfort zone at home on the couch and watch T.V. Even if you don’t think it will be fun at first, give it a go, stay open-minded. You’ll never know if you don’t try.

  • Do more of what you love. If you are stuck in the same old habits of not doing much, start getting back into the activities that you really like doing or try a new activity. This could be a mix between stuff you do on your own (like reading, drawing, writing, making or listening to music or cooking) and stuff you do with others, like being in a team, club or group at school.

  • Challenge your negative self-talk.

  • Set goals. For more click here

  • Keep a list of achievements. No matter whether they are big or small, write them down!

  • Do something nice for others.

  • Hang out with positive people. Be around others that make you feel good and avoid those who don’t.

  • Stay healthy. Have a healthy lifestyle, like eat healthily, get enough sleep, do some exercise every day, and stay clean (wash your clothes and shower).

  • Keep a gratitude diary. At the start or end of each day, spend a moment listing five things you feel really grateful for and why.
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