Part 2 of the Beginners' guide to Confidence. Does a lack of Confidence hold you back in your work, home and social Life? If so you'll love this free guide on Confidence and the really good news is that you're actually more Confident than you think you are. This practical mini guide to Confidence will help you realise this and begin to change how you think about your Confidence and how simple ways how you can develop and begin to build your Confidence.

1. Confidence – What is it and how do you get it?
Part 2: Practical and easy ways to build your confidence in 3 steps
If you want real, lasting confidence in any situation it’s going to take a
little time to develop. So in the meantime, here are 3 practical ways to
begin building your confidence.
Step1: Dress to Impress
How you dress has a great affect on how you feel about yourself. You
are your own strongest critic because there is no one else who is more
conscious of your physical appearance than you are. When you wear
the wrong clothes and your hair isn’t done properly, you don’t look good.
When you don’t look good, it totally changes the way you carry yourself
and socialise with other people.
The good news is that you can easily turn all this around so that it works
for you and develops confidence in yourself. All you need to do is take
care of your personal appearance. Major improvements can be made by
doing simple things like wearing aftershave or perfume, being aware of

2. clothing styles that suit your body shape and age. You don’t need to go
out and spend a fortune on clothes and shoes, you just need to buy the
very best you can afford. A good, high quality pair of shoes may cost
double what you’d normally pay but they’ll last a lot longer and still look
good.
So take a look at your wardrobe today and see what you can change.
Step 2: Walk at least 10% Faster. People who walk fast convey energy,
purpose and confidence. How do you walk? How you walk tells other
people how you feel about yourself. If you walk slowly it gives the
impression you’ve nowhere to go and it’s not important when you get
there.
Confident people walk quickly and with purpose as though they have
somewhere important to go to, even if it’s just going to the coffee
machine. So even if you haven’t got anywhere important to go, begin to
walk quicker than you normally do. Keep it natural without looking as if
you’re rushing for the train. Just notice the normal pace of your walk and
just increase it.

3. Step 3: Good Posture. Just like walking 10% faster, the way you
actually convey yourself, that is “carry” yourself, gives a message to the
world around you.
When you see someone who slowly shuffles along, with rounded
shoulders and their head lowered – what do you think? Do you think
they exude confidence? Probably not.
Your physiology is connected to your emotional state, there is a
mind/body connection. So posture and how you convey yourself
generally will build confidence and this will be demonstrated to everyone
around you. You’ll feel more alert and empowered. So from today be
aware of your posture. When you stand and walk, keep your back
straight and lift your chin up slightly and fix your gaze forward and ahead
of you – but in a natural way, you don’t want to look like a soldier! Then
notice how confident you feel and practice it until it becomes a habit.

4. If you have any issues regarding confidence that you’d like me to help
you with, then please contact me for a free initial phone consultation.
You can do so in complete confidence and I can work with you on a 1 to
1 basis or come along to one of my workshops
John Blair – Confidence & Stress Management Coach
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