How to Take Control of Your Self Confidence

If you think success, happiness and love are going to happenwithout learning through mistakes along the way you are mistaken.

Our brains are wired to learn from our own experiences as well asthose of others. Without experience how are you going to learnanything?

Let me give you an example. At my local bank a number of weeksago I attempted to make small talk with the cashier and shecompletely ignored me.

Last week I was in the bank and tried my small talk routine again,and again I failed. She ignored me again!

There are a number of ways to view this situation:

1 My communication strategy is not working
2 I need to change my approach
3 I will learn from this experience and become better

A number of years ago I would have given this situation adifferent analysis:

1 She is rude and ignorant. She thinks I am a moron
2 I feel crushed by this blatant rejection
3 My confidence depends on this person liking me

Notice the difference. My old outlook sets me up for pain andfrustration and puts the ball in the court of the other person.My confidence depends on how the other person responds.

My new outlook puts me in control. I created the results I amgetting, I can choose to change my approach and I can decide tolearn and grow from every experience.

A second point worth mentioning is that of wanting somethingfrom someone versus giving.

When you approach dealing with other people as getting somethingfrom them you will always have confidence issues instead viewconversations as giving and you are back in control.

With the bank cashier if I want to get something from her I focuson wanting her to accept me and this neediness will be picked upby her. She is unlikely to respond positively to this.

If instead I give what I want then I will decide to accept her.And she will receive my acceptance and likely reflect it back tome.

My confidence then is based on giving - something I am in chargeof not someone else.

Now it is time for you to take this information and put it intoaction.

Think of a situation where you are typically not as confident asyou would like to be.

If the reason is due to a lack of knowledge or ability then workon that first. If you do have the necessary skills then decide totake action and learn step by step from every experience.

Start with a small challenge and gradually step up to bigger ones.

Remember to use this outlook:

1 What is working and what is not working?
2 Change your approach until you get the results you want
3 Decide to learn from every experience

Your confidence is under your control and is not controlled bysomeone else!

Peter Murphy is a peak performance expert. He recentlyproduced a very popular free report: 10 Simple Steps toDeveloping Communication Confidence. Apply now becauseit is available for a limited time only at: http://www.howtotalkwithconfidence.com/report.htm

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