Self-confidence is inevitable in life. As a matter of fact, it’s so imperative such that nobody can afford to cope without it. This is because not only does it determine those who succeed, it also differentiates the successful ones from the not so successful ones. Indeed, teenagers who are confident tend to succeed a lot more in life compared to those ones who are timid and insecure. And here is the thing- whereas some teenagers are naturally confident, others are not so lucky. So with all these in perspective, how can teenagers boost their self-confidence and better position themselves for success in life? Examine the tips below-
BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE: it could never be stressed enough- the need for teenagers to be proud of who they are, where they are from and everything they are about. Being proud of your humanity will serve as the greatest boost to your confidence. When you realize and act with the awareness that you are special, then you will never let anything or anyone make you feel any less of what you are worth. Indeed you are special, born into this world to make a difference; to be a change and to provide solutions to needs. Always have this at the back of your mind and boom…you will be on track to boosting/keeping your self-confidence intact.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF: You may probably agree with me that each time you challenge yourself by accomplishing a seemingly impossible feat, you feel this amazing feeling which inevitably makes you both glad and proud of yourself. This inevitably causes your confidence level to rise up, spurring you to seek for more. Therefore, if per chance you are currently battling self-esteem issues, ask yourself what you can do to help yourself. Preferably, you should take up a challenge that scares you, something that would normally make you coil into a ball and be so scared. Challenge that thing and ensure to be triumphant. And it will surprise you how much of a self-confident booster that can be!
UNDERSTAND YOUR INSECURITIES AND TACKLE THEM: Following up from the point above, it’s important for you to identify your sources of insecurities. What are those things that make you afraid, those things that causes your self-esteem to plummet? Could it be the way you look; you think you are ugly? Could it be that your family is impoverished? What exactly is it that makes you very ashamed of yourself? You will need to identify each and every one of these things and then tackle them one after the other. Assuming you’ve always been critical of yourself over your looks, you must come to the realization that you are beautifully and wonderfully made no matter how you look. And if your source of insecurity is the fact that your family is poor, realize that most of the people who wealthy today needed to build their wealth from the ground up. Most of them were actually born into families a lot more impoverished than yours.
GROOM YOURSELF: When you have tackled all your insecurities and come to the actual realization that there is nothing you cannot do, the next thing is for you to begin to groom yourself. Look out for all the necessary skills that will better position you for greatness and ensure to acquire such skills. And then of course you will need to pay closest attention to your studies and get the best of learning, bearing in mind (as I earlier noted on this platform), that education is the key that unlocks opportunities and potentials.
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE PEOPLE: Sometimes when people have self-esteem issues, it is usually because they’re unfortunate enough to have found themselves in the midst of people who specialize in making others feel a lot less than they are worth. These people could be family, friends or even colleagues. They are quick to point out how worthless you are and how everything you do is bullshit. These people are like the toxic kinds of relations I once wrote about on this platform. You must ensure to avoid them because truth be told, you do not need them in your life. As a matter of fact, you’d be surprised to see how confident you will become by the time you replace these negative people with a fresh set of positive-minded people who only encourage you to be the best you could ever be.
BE ASSERTIVE: sometime to be successful in life, we may have to be assertive- assert our opinions and literarily force others to listen to what you have to say. This is important because if you take a closer look at some of the things that contributes or has contributed to your lack of self confidence, you’d realize that they stem from your inability to be decisive and opinionated. There is nothing bad with speaking up and letting others listen to you. Agreed, some people may look at you and say that you are aggressive or defensive but then so what? You are allowed to be; there is nothing wrong with being confident.
Be confident, please.
