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Overcoming Challenges To Improve Confidence

by Thomas Turner

Life is a continuous journey. You will keep growing and improving yourself along the way until the time comes when nothing seems to be difficult anymore. When this day comes, you should start looking for new challenges that will help boost your confidence and allow you to live a more rewarding life.

Challenges are essential in keeping your confidence at a healthy level. The moment life becomes too easy, your skills will stop developing and your self-esteem will eventually dwindle.

Finding the Right Types of Challenges

Regardless of the type of challenge you decide on, the most important part is to begin as soon as possible. Procrastinating will do you no good, and the sooner you start making some changes, the sooner you will experience the benefits this can give you.

* Get a new job. Sitting at a dead end job will not help your self-esteem. Get paid the wage you deserve.

* Improve your health by shedding a few pounds and making a few changes in your daily diet.

* Take up a new hobby like playing a musical instrument, scuba-diving or starting your own vegetable garden.

These are the types of challenges that will take a considerable amount of time to overcome, and that's perfectly fine. You don't need instantaneous results. The important thing is to get up and get started, and you will soon find yourself brimming with new found confidence.

Make Goals To Achieve

Dividing your ultimate objective into smaller, easier to achieve goals is the ideal way to go about it. For instance, if you want to lose 30 pounds by the summer, you might find it easier to work towards losing 5 pounds a month.

Giving yourself reasonable deadlines will also encourage you to make wise use of your time. In the process, if you find your timetable too lenient, you can increase stringency to further challenge you more.

Keep Track of Your Achievements

Knowing that you have accomplished so much in a certain amount of time is a great way to boost your confidence and renew your faith in yourself. This will enable you to achieve so much more in the future until you have finally completed your objective.

* At the end of each day, note down all you have achieved within the past 24 hours.

* Create a reading list and check all the books you've read so far.

* Place a notepad by the weighing scale to record your weight loss progress.

The small victories that you achieve on a daily basis will compound the confidence you feel in yourself. The momentum will speed up and you are likely to achieve your goals earlier than you originally set.

Have Supportive Peers

It is always easier to conquer challenges if you have someone by your side who provides continuous support. It's even better if you find a friend who wants to accomplish the same goals as you because you can inspire and challenge one another as both of you work hard towards achieving these goals.

As long as you continue overcoming challenges and improving yourself, your confidence will always be high and your life will be as rewarding as it can be.

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Published January 28th, 2009

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