Self-confidence isn’t just crucial to our personal lives, but to our career advancement as-well. Think about whether or not you’ve seen a well-known leader that lacks self-esteem.
Those who lack self-confidence are often sensitive to rejection and fail to learn from the criticism of others. They preoccupy themselves with personal problems and fail to find solutions, often socially withdrawing and failing to make an impact, even if they desire to do so.
It is fundamentally important that we evaluate our self-esteem before trying to focus on our career advancement. It is well known that we can’t expect others to accept us if we haven’t yet accepted ourselves.
Here are a few ways you can build your self-confidence to advance from quiet worker to empowering leader:
Do something that scares you.
Whether you’re afraid of speaking to new people or showcasing your talents, getting out and doing it is the number one way of overcoming your fear. We often build up tension in our minds about how the outcome is going to be, but most of the time, it isn’t as bad as we imagine it.
Visualise yourself as the person you want to be.
Visualisation is important. When we see ourselves as a better version of who we currently are, we slowly start becoming that better version. Controlling how you see yourself is critical to your self-esteem.
Learn from criticism.
Fundamentally understanding that people will have varying opinions on our skills and personas will impact the way we learn from what they have to say. Granted, we may not agree with some of the opinions of others, but learning not to preoccupy ourselves with them and looking at them objectively will help you better your techniques.
“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there.”
Theodore Roosevelt
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