Golden Confidence

Hi everyone…

It has been a minute since my last blog.  Even though I’ve been busy, I found the time today to share something that hopefully will resonate with many.  In fact, I thought I’d share something for everyone who’s dealing with low self-esteem or lack of confidence.  

Self-confidence is defined as a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment.  Self-confidence is important to your health and psychological well-being.  Having a healthy level of self-confidence can help you become successful or happier in your personal and professional life.  I have spent a great deal of time studying positive mental attitude which has helped me toward build confidence within myself.  

Nonetheless, here are five areas that I have practiced over the journey and some that I am still practicing today.  Again, I hope you find them useful. 

1, Meditation: More than just a relaxation practice, meditation can help boost self-confidence in several ways.  For one, it helps you to recognize and accept yourself.  Meditation also teaches you to stop negative self-talk and disconnect from any mental chatter interfering with your self-confidence.

2, Exercise: Studies consistently show physical activity boosts confidence.  A 2016 study published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment found that regular physical activity improved participants’ body image.  And yet, when your body image improved, they feel more confident.

3, Kindness: involves treating yourself with kindness when you make a mistake, fail, lesson, or experience a setback.  It is a way of relating to yourself that allows you to become more emotionally flexible and better able to navigate challenging emotions, or feelings and enhances your connection to self and others. Researchers have linked the ability to relate to ourselves in a compassionate way to self-confidence.

4, Healthy relationships: Having self-confidence not only impacts how you feel about yourself, but it helps you better understand and love others.  It also gives you the strength mentally, spiritually, and physically to walk away if you're not getting what you deserve from others.  

5, Openness: When you believe in yourself, you're more willing to try new things.  Whether you apply for a new job, promotion, signing up for the gym or sign up for a cooking class.  Putting yourself out there is a lot easier when you have confidence in yourself and your abilities.

Having self-confidence can bring many benefits—at home, at work, at gym, and within your relationships altogether.  Marcus Aurelius liked the metaphor of branches on a tree as did Christ Jesus.  A branch's potential is dependent on what it is connected to. Remember, if it is by itself, it is a dead stick.  Marcus Aurelius knew he couldn't achieve anything on his own. He knew he was nothing without his teachers, his mentors, his friends and his self-confidence.  So, he deliberately surrounded himself with the best.  As I hope you will too! 

Sincerely 

Coach Frank Sagasta 

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