Recently I’ve had an online survey going on to take personal questions, with a direct email for a personal answer. These questions may have relevance for you and so in the upcoming weeks I’ll be posting a question, along with my answer. Let’s get started with this one: “I know I need to make changes in my life, because my business and my personal life are both at a standstill, so much potential left untapped. I’ve been working on my self-confidence and belief in myself but as a self-proclaimed introvert I’ve been finding it exhausting to raise myself to the level I need to be in communicating with others to create sales. I work a part time job and
… my home based business. I feel so exhausted after working my part time job that I just don’t feel like I have the energy to make conversation with potential clients for my home based business and I’m missing out on the sales I need to build that business and leave the part time job. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.”
Let’s start with the self-confidence. Many of us want to be more confident. In the long term, self-confidence is built by our experiences. It means believing in ourselves and our choices. It means taking those risks.
It also means recognizing and appreciating our accomplishments and relationships.
What area of life do you have the MOST self-confidence? You want to borrow from those feelings anytime you waver in communicating with others to create sales. Let’s start with setting yourself a goal that you can achieve the next time you are out feeling less than confident as you are in another area, for example as a wife, or mother.
Have the goal for that area where you lack the confidence be rather short term and related to a task – for example, “l love and am able to attend one networking event this week and stay for one hour.” As you say this goal and affirmation to yourself VISUALIZE yourself in that area of your life where you already have that confidence.
In the short term, there are steps and little things that give us a confidence boost every day. There are little things that we can do and celebrate in everyday. Find ways that you are willing to do this. Recently I started just to Focus Five my top priorities. I learned this in a Business Master Mind group I am active in. Talk about a daily self-confidence boost! Do you think you can get just 5 things done a day?
Until you make a firm decision to leave your part time job and start your business you will be at a standstill. So, start at where you are – boost your self-confidence to be able to take whatever that next step for you is. Then, as your begin feeling that growing confidence – say at one networking event, or in one conversation about your home based business, or any small activity to get your business going – then, set another goal and another. Until you get to – I’m ready.
Self-confidence is an energy booster. But even with that, with the exhaustion you are experiencing you may need the introvert’s energy plan. A few tips with a rounded approach will take your newly found self-confidence an boost it:
- Physically consider: Taking short power nap or awaken your body with a stretch: it’s also a mental energy booster.
- Emotionally: Break at least every 90 minutes and experiment with different oil scents. Orange, pine, peppermint, and rose are uplifting.
- Mentally: Work on a crossword puzzle for a few minutes and in all things, learn to pace yourself.
- Spiritually: With your hand over your heart, think of a memory that makes you smile. Listen to music that is uplifting to you. Schedule about a 10 minute break of uninterrupted time.
What are some little ways you give your self-confidence a boost on a daily basis?