This document discusses self-confidence and ways to improve it. It begins by defining self-confidence and explaining that it is believing in one's own abilities. It then lists qualities of confident people such as being self-assured, ambitious, and hard-working. Further, it discusses factors that influence self-esteem such as praise and criticism. The document concludes by outlining various ways to build self-confidence such as avoiding negative self-talk, setting goals, and keeping an openness to change.

1. Course – B.Tech Subject – English
Communication and Life Skills
Unit - 4
SELF CONFIDENCE AND WAYS TO
IMPROVE SELF CONFIDENCE

2. Self confidence is believe in your own abilities and
talents.
WHAT IS SELF CONFIDENCE?
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3. 1. Underestimating yourself
THERE ARE TWO WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.
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4. 2. OVERESTIMATING YOURSELF
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5. What is confidence?
• Confidence is always associated with:
• A secure feeling
• A happy feeling
• An energized feeling
• A light-hearted feeling without stress or tension
• A state in which one can trust and believe and be sure
about one’s abilities and qualities.

6. What is self confidence?
Self confidence is Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself
and your abilities…
It is the confidence of the type: "I can do this".
" I have the ability to do this".
Genuine self-confidence is the forerunner of achievements.
Self-confidence integrates the powers of mind and body and
focuses them towards the goal.
The successes and achievements in turn will strengthen your
self-confidence further.
People like to respect and trust persons who are self-
confident.

7. 1. Self-Assured - Confident people believe in themselves, and they
believe that their life fulfills a special purpose in the world. They
know their strengths and have accepted their weakness.
2. Ambitious - Confident people know what they want. They easily
define their goals and strive to achieve them. This could be the most
significant trait of confident person.
3. Sociable - They are adept at navigating various social situations
with seeming ease. This ease is borne of the belief that they belong
in any environment. Confident people know how to endear
themselves to others and how to take compliments and criticisms
gracefully.
Qualities of a confident person

8. 4. Competitive - Confident people love competition, they love to
test their mettle against the best efforts of others, because they
believe they can win, even when they lose.
5. Risk Taking - They take risks because they are not afraid to
lose, or to be wrong. While they are confident in their abilities,
they also know instinctively that nobody wins them all, and that
they will likely win out the next time.
6. Hard Working - Confident people know the best path to
achieving their goals is through putting in hard effort, no matter
how exhaustive or arduous. Hard-working people are confident,
and confident people are hard-working.
QUALITIES OF A CONFIDENT
PERSON

9. 7. Determined - They also never give up on their goals, even when it
sometimes seems impossible. They know that it is better to try and
fail and try again than to give up and let doubt take over.
8. Accepting - Confident people are often the most accepting people,
taking others as they come, no matter their shortcomings. They
succeed at this because most confident people have recognized their
own shortcomings and realize that the path forward is not about
keeping other people down.
9. Positive - Confident people are, simply put, positive people. They
know how to assuage doubts, conquer fears, and how to find every
silver lining in a sky gone gray with storm clouds. They know that
while failure is a part of everyday life, even in failure fresh starts are
always possible.
Qualities of confident person

10. Factors influencing self
esteem/Confidence
Low
Self
Esteem
Being harshly
criticized or
ridiculed
Being beaten,
yelled at or
ignored
Being
expected to
be perfect
Experiencing
failures

11. Factors influencing self
esteem/Confidence
Healthy
Self
Esteem
Being
Praised
Being
listened to
Being
spoken to
respectfully
Experiencing
success

12. DEVELOPING & MAINTAINING
COMPETITIVE CONFIDENCE
 appraise situations as challenges
rather than threats,
 develop readiness, performance and
recovery plans to deal with problems,
 emphasize problem-focused coping
strategies to reduce threat,
 use emotion-focused coping
techniques to feel less threatened, and
 focus on more controllable process and
performance goals.

13. 1. Avoid negative self talk
How to improve self confidence
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14. 2. USE POSITIVE VISUAL IMAGERY
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15. 3. SET YOUR GOALS CONFIDENTLY
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16. 4. STRIVE FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE
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17. 5. AVOID OVERCONFIDENCE
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18. 6. KEEP LEARNING
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19. 7.VALUE SIMPLICITY
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20. 8.WELCOME CHANGE
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21. Identifying & understanding oneself
Developing a positive attitude
Understanding and achieving success
Developing time management
WAYS TO BUILD SELF CONFIDENCE
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22. Self knowledge is the beginning of self improvement
Take your problems as your projects it will give you strength
You are the only one who can use your ability
Which is your most important responsibility
No body can insult you without your permission
MANAGING YOURSELF FOR SELF CONFIDENCE AND
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

23. Every thing starts with you and ends with you
Winners do not quit and quitters do not win
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters as
compared to what lies within us
Managing one self and the students managing time managing
stress
MANAGING YOURSELF FOR SELF CONFIDENCE AND
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

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