How to Increase Confidence and Self-Esteem

If you want to be more confident and create a higher level of self-esteem - start by tackling projects that you know you can do. Set goals that you know you can achieve, as you achieve them raise bar by setting goals that are a little higher. Keep track of goals that you achieved. Have a closer look at those that you didn't achieve and learn something from them - so that you get better results by applying what you learned next time around. Failures are important - because you will learn from them and that wisdom will propel you to greater success.

Understand that you won't succeed all time at everything that you do. The best baseball player hits around .350 - which means he misses 65-percent of time. But every time he misses he learns something - understands what he didn't do right and goes out and tries it again. He works on his swing and mechanics. My point is baseball players don't focus on failure - they learn from it and move on to next challenge. Confident people learn from their mistakes and failures - they don't ignore them or dismiss them. They don't dwell on them. They learn from them and build on that wisdom.

Whether you read Cargo, Cosmo, or Conde Nast- image is marketed everywhere. On a daily basis, you are assaulted by advertisements starring sexy models in latest fashions, primped more than a show poodle at kennel club. While I won’t be guest starring on “Queer Eye” anytime soon, I’d be happy to share with you some simple tips for improving your image for free.

You can create most spectacular self image ever, without a lot of work or effort. Now, if any of these suggestions appear obvious at first glace, then please print this out and post in on your refrigerator.

While “don’t be a stubborn” isn’t on list, everyone will agree that doing all of these things everyday requires both discipline and practice. If you are above learning new things, then stop reading and go back to being “super cool”

10 Fresh Tips for Improving Your Image

1.Spread smile. As Confucius said, a smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it. This catchy phrase applies to bosses, potential mates, and even your landlady. A smile is cheapest and easiest thing you can wear, and is easy to use. Please, don’t grin like some escaped baboon, rather think about something that makes you genuinely happy, like tax incentives for breast implants.

2.Don’t create a new style. Unless your last name is Klein or Hilfiger, for our sake, please don’t try to create something new. When it comes to fashion, don’t chance it. Go to mall, walk into Banana Republic or one of its generic equivalents, and pick up an outfit. If you are truly fashion illiterate, buy an entire mannequin. Wear your new threads with pride, because what you do with that thing on your own time is your business.

3.Two words- Be Social. In all likelihood, you have friends, and may even venture away from your computer and into real world on a semi regular basis. (Buying new 20 sided dice for your Dungeons and Dragons game doesn’t count.) A fundamental rule of human interaction is “like attracts like.” So if your dream girl is a level 28 Warlock, then by all means bust out some nerdy Elf magic on that ass. Seriously though, your friends are a reflection of yourself, so choose them wisely.

4.Match your belt with your shoes. Frankly, black shoes and a brown belt mix like Jesse Jackson at a KKK rally. Once you decide on one or other, stick to it like a tongue to a flagpole on a cool winter morning. That may be well and good if you like pain or paramedics, but I’d like to hope you follow directions. Final thought here- shoes make man, and will get you woman. Have you ever seen how many pairs of shoes a woman owns? Take a hint and toss your discount store digs for a quality pair that will last you longer than a trip to parking lot.