If you feel like you can’t leave your job because you don’t have the necessary skills to find a new position, seriously consider the possibility of going back to school. Whether you need to earn a G.E.D. or an MBA, enrolling in classes will give you the skills you need to go farther in your career while also building your confidence.

Do you live within your means? How much credit card debt you have may seem irrelevant to the issue of your self-confidence, but it’s hard to feel confident when you’re living paycheck to paycheck. Make a budget, see a credit counselor, take on a part-time job or whatever else you might need to do to escape from the looming shadow of money problems.

If your weight is making you feel less confident than you’d like, exercising is an obvious choice for change, along with introducing a sensible diet. Losing weight won’t instantly lead to confidence if you’re not otherwise happy about yourself, though, so make sure it’s only one facet of your plan for change.

Exercising can build confidence through setting and achieving goals. Whether you want to lose a certain number of pounds, run a 10K race, or just make it up the stairs without feeling winded, when you reach that goal, you’ll feel good about yourself. Extended exercising releases endorphins, biological chemicals that are known for producing the “runner’s high.” They simply make you feel good.

There are many roads to increased self-confidence, but all of them start with committing to some positive changes in your life. Take an honest look at your life and take the first steps today.

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