How does one gain confidence?  Do you know someone who seems to be the most confident person?  Maybe he or she tackles things in their life that seem almost impossible for you.  How do you think that happens?

We are here to tell you the secret to gaining confidence – is doing!  That’s it.  When you “do,” you gain the confidence to “do” again.  The next time, you might turn it up a notch and “do” a little more.  That keeps repeating until one day you are a “pillar of confidence.”

Think about something in your life for which you feel confident.  Now ask yourself why you are confident about that aspect of your life?  Think back to the events that have led you to that confidence.  Do you see how your life’s experiences help you gain confidence?

Do you remember the first time you may have taken a trip by yourself, or without a parent or guardian?  Were you a little nervous?  Are you nervous now when you take a similar trip?  We grow through doing.  When we grow we gain the confidence to continue growing – a little bit at a time.

Sure, some people jump in with both feet to tackle the most challenging things.  Others, build up their confidence by taking on bigger and bigger things in their lives until they don’t even realize that for some, what they are doing would be a challenge.  Confidence comes bit by bit, with action by action.  Confidence does not come from thinking and sitting on the couch, by rather by “doing!”

Think about something in your life right now that might be holding you back.  Something that you would like to do, but maybe you are a little afraid to move forward.  Now look at something similar that can move your confidence in that direction, that you are less afraid to do.  Then, go do it!

If you want to grow, you must get out and move.  We need to take that first step in order to complete the marathon.  However, we don’t need to start running with a marathon, we can start small and grow the confidence and stamina needed!

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Confidence is not something most people bring with them to this lifetime.   It is built, brick by brick from the activities and events in our lives.  Events and activities that require us to do something!  Begin today, and do something small so that later you will have the confidence for the big things!

Written, Wed, Jul 27, 2016, 8:12 – 8:20 AM MDT