#399 Special series: Would you like to have more confidence? (part 2)

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Have you ever thought I'd like to have more confidence? If yes, then this episode is for you. And it is for me as well, because I have many times thought this exact same thing. Welcome to personal development mastery Podcast, episode 399. And this is the second episode out of a special four week series on confidence. In the first episode of the series, last week, we discovered the process of the four C's of confidence, the way that everyone grows, in a way that was, let's say, the theoretical background. So today in episode two, we go to the practical, today, we will take action. 

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And today, I would like to share with you three simple techniques that are very useful in increasing one's confidence. And keep in mind hear them since three simple techniques. The fact that they're simple done doesn't mean that they are easy. So, there is a subtle difference there. 

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And the first technique have already previously mentioned the phrase comfort zone a few times. So the first simple technique is get out of the comfort zone as much as you can, whatever it is that you have some hesitancy inside you that you're a part of you wants to do it, but you are hesitant, you are afraid of doing it, there is something blocking you from doing it. That is because that action takes you out of the comfort zone. So go ahead and do it. Commit of doing it, that's when the courage will appear and move you forward to the capability in the confidence. 

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One other practical way of increasing our confidence is utilising the belief that we are confident and to do that. We can use visualisation, we can visualise what it is that we want to be confident in what is the desired outcome of a situation, what does the confident version of us look like feel like behave like speak like. So once we know these things, we visualise them, we imagine them that this has happened. And that increases our confidence level. Because the more we create that internal belief, the more into our potential, we tap. 

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And the third, very practical way of increasing our self confidence is by using our physiology, the way we move our body, our stance, our body language. So you can for example, take a power stance, like you know, stretch out your arms wide, look up in the sky or a ceiling and actually do that right now if you can stand up, stretch your arms out wide, and look up in the sky or the ceiling and at the same time put a big grin on your face. And do that right now. Just for a few seconds. And notice how simply changing the physiology your physiology changes our confidence because it changes our state, our emotional state, we feel stronger when we do that. So keep that in mind always when especially when you catch yourself feeling not confident look at the posture of your body at that time. And you will almost always see that especially when you get yourself feeling not confident. You will see that your body posture your body language is of a certain way and notice it and then once you notice it, change it and that will shift the state the energy and the confidence as a result

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and I will give One example also for this particular technique, let's say for example, you have to go into a room full of people that you don't know, like a networking event. So think about how will a confident person act. So first think about that beforehand, visualise it. And when you actually walk into that room, remember that other people don't know whether you're confident or not the country, your mind can't see, listen to your thoughts. But what they can see is how you carry yourself. And if you walk into a room with your head pointing downwards and your shoulders forward, then that does show lack of confidence. Whereas if you walk into the room, and have that body language with open shoulders and head looking up, the way that you carry your body that it on itself gives confidence, and it exudes confidence as well other people see it or save it. 

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So I hope you found this useful. And you discover either some insight or a technique that you would like to start implementing yourself to increase your confidence. If you like this kind of solo episodes from me, let me know, I would love to go deeper on topics like this alongside with actionable insights, practical techniques, to you know, work on whatever it is that we are discussing. And, again, I will invite you now that you've listened so far in this app, be sure to take the next step and pick something that you resonated with, from what I have discussed. Pick one thing and implement it, practice it, make it a habit in your life and see what the difference is make sure your confidence 

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so if you would like to discover more actionable wisdom like this, you can download a digital copy of my first book 88 actionable insights for life for free so as my present to you for being in this personal development journey and wanted to grow so you can get a free copy of my book on agikeramidas.com/88 or follow the link in the episode description. And as an epilogue of this episode about confidence, I will close with the wise words of Henry David Thoreau. "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you have imagined." So this was the second episode of a special four week series about confidence. See you next Thursday with part three.