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June 19th, 2013

Self Confidence is Important for Your Business


Self confidence is truly important in every aspect but it’s really important when it comes to the work you do. When you own your own business it’s important that you have utmost confidence in yourself otherwise those around you will not.

The way you look, the way you present, and the way that you speak to others is all important, and your level of self confidence is so important simply because it all comes down to what you create. Do you believe that you can do all things?

If you don’t, or you wait for someone else to affirm you, who you are, and what you can do, then your business cannot possbily be successful. I am going to share with you how you can easily build your self confidence for the good of your personal life and your business.

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Why Self Confidence Can Make or Break Your Business

Self confidence is critical for your business, especially if you are new to the world of business. It helps if you can set a goal and then achieve it, because that boosts your confidence in that you can do it again.

The reality is that you CAN do anything you want, you need only to try. If you don’t try to do this on your own, you’ll have no idea of what you are fully capable of. Let me tell you a story.

A friend of mine wanted to try his hand at diamonds, and although he didn’t work as a jeweler or have experience working in a jewelry store, he really wanted to do this and he believed that he could make a difference in the lives of his customers by teaching them the secrets of  how to shop for diamonds. So, he decided to not only go into diamonds and jewelry full-time, but he also decided to host a workshop where he could teach the customers about how to buy a diamond.

Although he was fearful of his first presentation, he just decided to take action, and go and do. The end result was that he had won over masses of people. Those that came were truly grateful for the fact that he not only told them the truth about buying retail, but that he was actually honest with them. Because he is honest already, he just didn’t think of it like this. He was way too worried about what people were thinking! LOL!

It’s funny how we can have a skill and we can be our own worst enemy, and before it’s all over with we get ourselves so worked up that we miss the bigger picture!

Steps to Build Your Self Confidence

Now that you can see it’s important that you build your self confidence, what can you do to boost it? There are several ways that you can do this but I recommend the following including:

  1. Changing your wardrobe
  2. Attend some workshops for marketing and speaking
  3. Get a life coach to help you work through the challenges
  4. Read good books about ways to boost your confidence level
  5. Join a group like Toastmasters or any other group where you take turns giving a speech

There are so many ways in which you can acquire “self confidence”, but it’s best if you can really practice presenting in the industry you are in. Sometimes, it’s best to feel the fear and do it anyhow! You’ll find out how strong you really are.

If you are ready to try something new, or better yet you would like to build your own business, just go HERE to learn more about how you can start building your self confidence when you see what these guys did in creating this FREE 7 day bootcamp!