Secrets To Instantly Get Your Confidence Back

Confidence, I believe is the absolute most important thing heading into the workforce but also life. From the moment you walk into the office until the moment you are handed a hefty project confidence is at the foundation of your personal success. Fastcompany.com featured a blog post by Gwen Moran that gives keys to gaining confidence when faced with pressure. As a basketball player I have found that I play best when I am confident. Confidence gives you the mental ability to not just perform a task but perform a task well.
Moran writes that the first step when faced with pressure is changing your physiology which I think is most closely linked to tapping into your mental capacity. The blog suggest that when feeling nervous to try deep breathing and stretch. This will help you to refocus on the task at hand. I know I  get the butterflies and feel like I'm short of breath in anticipation of a game or presentation but deep breathing can calm your nerves giving you that extra push before you perform. The blog also eludes to self pep talks and how they can also be effective while attempting to gain confidence. You are your biggest supporter and no one can motivate you and build you up like you can. Encouraging yourself is monumental in life in general but especially when you need that extra push when attacking any type of task. Aziz Gazipura founder of the Social Confidence Center emphasizes the importance of pep talks by saying its vital to reassure yourself by saying that you have the proper training and the track record for success. Like wise CEO of the Center for Personal Reinvention Jon Rubino stresses the focus on your personal value. If you are called to perform a task it is because you are able to do so, you carry some sort of importance to the company, act like it. Another key to getting and keeping your confidence seeing the bigger picture, or as the article refers to it "connecting to a greater purpose". When working on major projects remember not to be threatened but rather remind yourself why you are completing that task and what it means to you personally. The final key I picked up from this blog was in my opinion is the most important. Gwen Moran writes that often when faced with completing a task we are so driven by achieving certain outcomes that if we don't get a certain outocme our confidence takes a hit. As individuals we can only can control two things, attitude and effort. Let both of those things guide you and the sky is the limit for you in any environment you submerge yourself in.