In order to be self-confident, eventually you are going to have to silence the critics inside your mind. Sometimes they sound like mom or dad, sometimes like an old teacher or a respected friend. You’ve got to train yourself to see the truth. Those aren’t really the voices of your...

So much depends on your state of mind. Negative thoughts and feelings only bring you down and lower your confidence level. If you want to enjoy more self-confidence, utilize the power of positive thinking. The most important step to being confident is to believe that you’re worthy of being confident...

Self-confidence, very simply, is having positive, realistic expectations of yourself. Positive AND realistic. You can’t have one without the other without changing your mindset. Self-confident: I’ve got my piloting license, and with practice I can fly my own plane. Self-doubting: Even though I have my piloting license, I don’t think...

Self-confident people put faith in their abilities, which is a hard thing to do if you physically can not do certain things. Does that mean disabled people aren’t self-confident? No way. Huge improvements in quality of life, job possibilities, laws, and general treatment can all be traced back to disabled...

Teenagers could easily be a species unto themselves. Moody. Reckless. Self-centered, but not self-assured. They can drive you crazy in an attempt to see how far away they can really push you. Boy or girl, the key to helping your teen build and repair self-confidence lies in never being too...

Do you find that an otherwise innocent occurrence like meeting your new neighbors can cause your heart to pound and leave you feeling awkward and uncomfortable? You may be shy, preferring to stay out of the limelight, avoiding conversation and interaction. Some people who are labeled “shy” are actually introverts...

The path to self-confidence can be complicated and involved. While it may be possible to become more confident with a few small changes in how you think, in many cases, you’re going to have to delve a little deeper and make larger changes in your life to achieve greater confidence...

I’m sure you’ve witnessed the spirit and self-confidence of a child who is confident she can do anything. Who’s to say that she won’t become a firefighter veterinarian princess when she grows up? Tragically, this indomitable spirit can be lost when faced with difficulties at school or at home. Bullies...

Think about the number of relationships in your life. Not just the romantic definition of relationship, but any relationship between you and another person at home, work or school. The sheer number of relationships is amazing, isn’t it? And with this number of relationships, there are bound to be problems...

There is a learning theory that most people outside of the area of education never hear about. Created by Dr. Howard Gardner, it is called the theory of multiple intelligences. The idea behind the theory is that there are eight forms of “intelligence” and that everyone has strong and weak...