7 Ways To Be More Confident

Focus on one goal at a time. The more you try to achieve at once the more you’ll feel overwhelmed and unsure.Only surround yourself with a truly supportive network. They can still criticize you, but unless it’s constructively aligned, stop listening to them.Smile more. Seriously, force yourself to smile more in meetings, during daily work, wherever. Happiness builds confidence.Never slouch. Physical stance has a lot to do with your mental health. The more you sink into that chair the more you’ll sink into uncertainty.Trust your judgement. This one’s tough, but there’s a reason why our subliminal minds have a way of giving us that “gut” feeling. Believe in that.Fake it till you make it. Confidence is like a flywheel, once you get a bit here and a bit there, it’ll build on itself – not in a destructive way but foundationally.Bonus: Read more biographies. There’s something humanizing about finding out that some of the world’s most impressive leaders didn’t just succeed in every endeavor. Once you start to internalize that greatness can be built, your confidence will improve along with it.