Most Effective Confidence Building Exercises

These confidence building exercises are meant to help those who are experiencing negative life issues such as losing their job, going through a breakup, or a lack of control in their life.

When we deal with negative people and events on a daily occasion, it lowers our self-esteem and standards. We find it hard for others to love us and if they do, we question their mindset, wondering what could be wrong with them.

This is an illness we experience from time to time and when we do, it’s best to find the methods to cure it. Imagine it as catching the flu, and rather than sitting in bed doing nothing about it, let’s take action and give you some natural medicines to cure this behavior.

In these confidence building exercises, you will discover a pattern to help build your self-esteem because each case will force you to focus your attention to a bigger picture. And rather than telling you “in order to build your confidence, you need to think positive thoughts,” I want you to be aware of the other ways to build your confidence.

You may already have a career we enjoy, but for some reason, have a small hole in your heart. You question what it is, but don’t know the answer and it could be difficult to answer this question when you’re alone.

So to help you in these confidence building exercises, don’t focus just on the end results you want; focus on the journey and increase your self-awareness. To start off:

1. Think positively about yourself

When life gives you problems, remind yourself of your unique talents and think of the people who love you. Know why they love you and love yourself for all the little things you do. You may have a critic in the back of your head telling you you’re worthless, but ignore it and move on.

The best way to think positive is changing your habits into doing more productive things. A quote Aristotle said is,

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

Therefore, take the notion and belief that we are excellent and have much to offer the world and ourselves. To give examples to what makes me and a few of my associates calm:

A. Work out and exercise regularly: It doesn’t even have to be a full work out session that covers you in sweat. Take a walk, jog, or do something that changes the circulation in your breathing so it calms your mind and allows you to focus.

If you’re uncomfortable with taking walks 6 – 7 times a week, only go 2 – 3 times and build up from there. Never overburden yourself by placing higher standards than you’re comfortable with. Otherwise, that will destroy the motivation to continue moving forward. If you’re just starting to jog, don’t thrive for ten miles on the first day.

Start with half a mile and once that becomes easy, build from there. You want to challenge yourself, and be smart about it. If you desire to work out with a virtual coach to show you exercise routines, below are 4 free great sites that will help you with that:

B. Changing your eating habits: This could be difficult if you have the diet of junk food and energy drinks. Switching to salads, fruits, and vegetables would be a scary mind process for some to follow. Especially if they had a bad eating habit for years.

So such as working out, start out with changing one food topping in your meals. Instead of eating burger, fries, and a soda, switch it around with either a salad or water. Lower your digestion of sugar products such as energy drinks and sodas. If you would like to know about websites to help you with your eating habits and maintain that lifestyle, below are 4 free websites to help you:

2. Learn to speak to others:

There comes a point when someone spends so much time in their head they forget how to interact with others. I know if I stay secluded in my house for days without any contact with anyone, I end up forgetting how to engage in simple conversations with strangers.

It’s healthy to speak to other people because not only does it negate the idea that you’re alone inside your head, it lowers your stress because humans need personal interactions.

We are a specie that requires spending time with others, sharing intimate moments and guiding us through our internal issues. It’s not that we need friends or relatives. Sometimes, all we really need is someone to talk to so we could get through our cloudy thoughts.

Some people write their issues on a paper to narrow their focus and it works for some. I, for one, usually adapt this concept because it’s what I’m most comfortable with. But I’ve always been more of an introvert than an extrovert.

So for those who feel the need to speak to others, do it because it’s by spending time with other people that helps us discover our inner purpose.

However, not everyone have a special person in their life to share their most intimate thoughts with because it requires a level of trust before we place someone there. It takes months of knowing a person before we truly feel in a safe place with them.

So if you are experiencing a time in your life where you feel alone and have no one to talk to, allow me to set some guiders to help you with that issue:

A. Social Groups: Consider joining a social group that meet up on a regular basis such as book clubs, workshops, cooking classes, exercise groups, travel groups, or church committees.

What you want to do is build a relationship with others through a consistent basis. That’s why children are able to become friends easier than adults. They spend time together in class, recess, and lunch.

Overtime, they form bonds that they keep for years. So become part of a group to help you with that process. And if you’re an introvert such as myself, the best way to ignore that voice that tells you not to do it is just acting on it. Ignore what your feelings want and go with what your brain does instead.

It’s easy to be influenced by our feelings and to overcome it, simply get up and move to where you want to be. If you’re wondering how or where to locate social groups, here are 3 helpful websites:

B. Connect online: If you’d rather make friends online because of circumstances or that’s where you’re most comfortable at, there’s nothing wrong with that. There are thousands of great websites that allows you to do this, and you could possibly find your soul mate through this path.

I’ve met several very happy couples who met online via dating sites, video games such as World of Warcraft, and even YouTube.

It’s amazing the type of people we find online and how friendly people could be online with one another because it’s a place they could truly let their heart out. You could speak to people in other states, countries or continents. There is no limit to searching for the person you’re most comfortable with and if you would like to know where to begin, here are 4 sites:

3. Build up your skills

Self-improvement on a daily basis will be one of the prime pieces to setting your self-confidence to a new level. Rather than questioning your beliefs on what your abilities are, you will know exactly what areas you’re strong in.

We sometimes question our value in the world so much and if we have nothing to back up those thoughts, it makes us depressed and we question the meaning of life.

We all want to feel special in some way and when we fail to improve an area in our life, it sends a direct signal to our brain, giving us self-doubt. We then develop bad habits that eventually cause us to procrastinate, become depressed for unknown reasons, heavily drink, smoke, or do drugs.

You may not have the ability to sing very well, play instruments, or be proficient at sports, but there are more talents in life than just those skills. To help you discover your talents or careers you might be interested in, here are 5 websites:

In final thoughts….

Digest these exercises and visit any of the sites that were listed if that’s what you’re searching for. This is your journey of building self confidence and the best way to do that is reflecting on the issues holding you back.

Low self-esteem is difficult to handle because it develops mental disorders in us such as a borderline personality disorder. There are a dozen more ways to help you build your confidence, but for today, settle for one of these 3 exercises to guide you.

These are your tools to boost yourself out of this vicious cycle and set you on the path of productivity.