Step Into a More Confident You

Try this simple technique if you feel you're in need of a confidence boost.

Imagine a more confident you - not out of this world confident - but more confident than you may have been feeling lately.

See this more confident version of yourself sitting or standing in front of you. What does this more confident you look like? How is your body positioned? What expression do you have on your face?

How would your voice sound if you were to speak? What kind of thoughts might be passing through your head? Notice what it is about this other you that makes you seem more confident.

Now step into this more confident you. See through their eyes, hear with their ears and feel what they are feeling. And as you do so become aware of another you, an even more confident version of yourself there in front of you.

Notice that those qualities of posture and expression which you observed previously are now that bit more pronounced – the way you are holding your body, the look in your eyes.

Again step into this more confident self, and notice in front of you an even more confident self than before, a person who conveys a greater sense of purpose and self belief in all aspects of their appearance and posture. Repeat this process until you feel yourself starting to brim with confidence. Learn what it is like to experience this feeling.

For a very accessible guide to a range of NLP style techniques for building confidence see Paul McKenna’s book Instant Confidence. What I particularly like about this guide is its emphasis on getting more in touch with your authentic self – the person you really are - rather than pretending to be something you are not.

JG