Sure Fire Confidence Builders
Weigh the Consequences
Ask yourself what are the consequences of success and of failure.
If I fail what will happen? If I succeed what will happen? You will be relieved to discover that the consequences of failure are not as scary or severe as they may have seemed. You will gain courage and a greater level of expertise every time you step out of your comfort zone. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Learn to Laugh at Yourself
People who can laugh at themselves greatly ease their performance anxieties. Most of the problems you encounter in life can be dealt with and if it is not a life or death situation...this too shall pass. Take work seriously, but not yourself.
Take a Deep Breathe
Breathe deeply. When we are nervous, we tend to take very shallow breathes of air. This deprives us of oxygen and intensifies the fear factor. Concentrate on taking deep breathes of air.
Forget About Being Perfect
Most performance anxieties stem from trying to achieve the impossible goal of being perfect. Failure is a great teacher. Prepare, rehearse and own your subject matter. You are not absolved from doing your best; just don't strive for perfection.
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Gloria Starr
(Visit Gloria's Website)
Gloria Starr, President and Founder of
Global Success Strategies, Inc.
Established 1983. www.gloriastar
r.com
Areas of expertise include impression
management, business and dining etiquette
and communication skills.
Ms. Starr has been recognized by the
United States Government as a consultant
of extraordinary ability and talent and
ranked in the top 5% of consultants
worldwide.
The Society for the Advancement of
Consulting awarded Ms. Starr "Excellence
in Consulting and Coaching."
Clients include Hunt Oil, Seagate
Technology, Oracle, Hunt Refining, Levi
Strauss, Automation Technologies, Procter
and Gamble, the United States Pentagon,
the United States Army, United Gulf Steel,
Destiny's Child, Cunard Cruise Lines,
Princess Cruise Lines and the Hong Kong
and Canadian Board of Trade
Her trademarked programs the Executive
Finishing School, the Modern Day Finishing
School and the Professional Athletes
School have been conducted worldwide.
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