Do you lack confidence and self-belief?

Suffering from low confidence and self-worth can be debilitating, but the good news is that they both can be developed with the help of confidence coaching. When you start, the first thing to do is understand your current level of self-esteem. You then have a base to build upon, gradually increasing your self-worth and confidence over time until they become deeply ingrained facets of your personality.

Self-esteem and self-confidence are thought to be made up of a number of factors. These include: physical presence, social confidence, status confidence, peer independence, and stage presence. Your behaviour, your body language, how you react to different situations and how you speak can depict your confidence levels and the amount of belief you have in yourself. Confident people are typically more positive about themselves, whereas those who lack confidence often think negatively and could benefit from confidence coaching.

If you are lacking self-belief and confidence you may feel:

• uneasy and shy
• uncertain of what you want and who you are
• a sense of worthlessness
• negative thoughts about your abilities and yourself in general
• you are unable to enjoy and relax in situations that you’d like to
• as if you haven’t got a sense of direction in life.

On the other hand, if you are full of self-belief and confidence you may feel:

• greater enjoyment of life in general
• comfortable when facing new challenges
• excited about new opportunities
• confident about your opinions and ideas
• a great sense of achievement
• respected by other people
• at ease in social situations
• able to be yourself
• sure of yourself and what you want.

Both self-worth and confidence can be developed through confidence coaching either by yourself or with a professional. It may, however, take some time to build upon your current confidence levels. The amount you can gain from coaching is usually very rewarding and is well worth the effort.