•   Tough love
  •    Act “as if”
  •    Just do it
  •    Protect your environment from negativity: call a temporary moratorium on friends or family who may be envious or skeptical of your endeavor
  •    Seek inspiration
  •    Rub shoulders with someone who has exuberant confidence in you
  •    Read some inspiring quotations
  •    Read testimonials from your own clients
  •    Watch a squirrel leap through space from a secure branch to an untested one
  •    Quit being mean
  •    Make a quick list on paper of the 5 confidence-sabotaging voices in your head. Quote them verbatim, and give each one a name.
  •    Send them all out for a beer, and while they’re gone, make the call

        All of these suggestions are simple and even simple-minded. They’re ways to develop the internal muscles that in turn will support the success we’re reaching for. After all, if you’re to grow into a new level of success, you will need more than good ideas and hard work. You’ll need the internal muscles to support it. Confidence is one of those qualities that can seem to vary with the weather. Very few of us are born for success any more than we’re born to bench press three hundred pounds.

        For most, the daily work-outs, coupled with an attitude that gives generous credit for perseverance, are what qualify us to have that golden ring. I’m cheering for you!

About The Author

        Nina Ham, certified coach and licensed psychotherapist, is principal of Success from the Inside Out, providing individual coaching and teleseminars to build the skills, attitudes and habits for sustainable success in your career or business. Mail to: Nina@womenssuccesscoach.com, subscribe in subject line, for free monthly e-zine, or visit http://www.SuccessfromtheInsideOut.com.


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