Confidence

Confidence is one of the most important human abilities we can develop. With confidence, anything is possible. Without it, very little is.

We define confidence as the ability to transform fear into focused and relaxed thinking, communication, and action. Having your own personal system for consistently generating your confidence is vital to maximizing your opportunities, achieving your goals, and staying future-focused.

What Gives You Confidence?

What specific actions, when you do them, give you the greatest confidence? From the list below, circle 20 items that you feel add to your confidence the most:

Success
Results
Knowledge
Compliments
A Plan
Finishing Something
Eating Healthy
Helping Someone
Being Recognized as an Expert
Cleaning up Messes
Physical Exercise
Sleeping Enough
Feeling Good
Free Time
A Good Vacation
Volunteer Work
Your Children’s Success
A Positive Focus
Prayer
Opening a Deal
Closing a Deal
My Appearance
Meeting New People
Being Around Like-minded People
New Skill Sets
Delegating
Making Progress
Doing What You Love
Organizing
Familiarity
Praise
Being in a Compatible Job
Contributing
Creativity
Positive Cash Flow
A 1st Class Life
Implementing New Ideas

Now, from your list, choose and prioritize your top ten confidence-building activities. Make these activities into habits and experience the benefits of taking regular, consistent action toward achieving your highest level of personal confidence.

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Key Questions:

1. Which confidence habits can you do every day?
Write down three daily habits you can commit to doing to maintain and increase your
confidence.

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2. What interferes with your being confident? Certain people and circumstances diminish our
confidence. Identify what interferes with your confidence so you can be more conscious about
protecting it.

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3. What small improvements can you make that will have the biggest impact on your confidence? Focusing on small, incremental steps helps you make changes easily and generates a sense of forward momentum.

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Action Plan: Looking at your overall confidence system and your answers to the key questions, decide on five actions you can take right away to increase your confidence. Commit to taking these actions and experience a surge in your energy, creativity, and productivity.

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You want to know what gives Wade the most confidence? Here they are:


1. Acquiring new information that can help others
2. Exercising Regularly
3. Succeeding at something
4. A Positive Focus
5. Prayer and Bible Reading
6. Making progress on something
7. Operating in a my area of Unique Ability
8. Being recognized as an expert
9. A Free day that is rejuvenating
10. Giving to my church or favorite charities