Imagine yourself being a brave knight, complete with armor, shield, helmet, and sword (or any weapon of your choice...ex. spear, bow and arrow, etc.). In other words, “act as if” you are a brave knight (one who has fought and won countless battles). You can do this with eyes open or closed...whichever you find more comfortable.

Stand way a brave or fearless knight would stand. Breathe way a brave knight would breathe. Gaze way a brave knight would gaze. Feel yourself having same kind of resolve and determination a brave knight would have.

And in your mind's eye, focus on your target (your dream...visualize it vividly) in distance (for purpose of this article, let's just use a “golden crown” as target to symbolize your dream...when you're applying this technique on your own, visualize exactly what it is you want instead of golden crown), with such intensity, that you're absolutely sure that nothing can stop you from attaining it. Better yet, believe that it's already yours.

Imagine golden crown with a bright light around it...as if it were drawing you towards it like a magnet...as if it were saying to you, “Come claim me. I'm yours.”

Then, in your mind's eye, walk confidently and courageously towards glowing crown. (If you wish to ride a horse instead, then go right ahead. You can even fly and do all kinds of acrobatics...just like what they do in The Matrix. Use your imagination to fullest.)

And on your way to crown, imagine one fire-breathing dragon after another flying towards you...trying to stop you from reaching crown. (Include as many senses in your visualizations as possible. Hear dragons' wings flap. Hear noise they make...including sound of their breathing. See their huge, red eyes staring at you. Feel heat of their breath. And so on.)

Many people, it seems, associate brashness and arrogance with confidence. Indeed, arrogant people may be strong in some dimensions of confidence, but they are seriously deficient in others. Truly confident people are aware of their own emotional state, and in tune with emotions of others. True self confidence leads to feelings of relaxation in a wide range of situations. Such relaxation feeds individual’s confidence, setting up a virtuous circle.