16 Seeds To Cultivate Your Self Confidence
How can you boost self-confidence?
I strongly believe we don’t need to build confidence before a project.
I think confidence comes from achieving micro-results during that project.
For example, let me tell you a story of when I was an athlete.
When I started cross-country skiing, at 10, my confidence wasn’t high.
From 6 to 8 I did alpine skiing — and the results were bad.
So my confidence wasn’t great.
So at 10, when I started cross-country skiing, I decided to do this:
→ I bought a kind of journal (I still remember it — with some friendly ants)
→ And jot down every single training
What do I mean by that?
I mean that at the end of every training I used to:
→ Take a moment
→ Grab the journal
→ And write down the number of kilometers, the time spent skiing and the location.
For example:
→ Lavazè Pass (a location in the Dolomites, Italy)
→ 10 kilometers
→ 60 minutes
At that time, I used to ski three times a week.
So every 2-3 days I used to:
1. Come back to my journal
2. Jot down my “achievements”
3. Look at my weekly improvements in terms of kilometers and time
4. “Celebrate” my small improvements.
That “awareness” allowed me to build my confidence — step by step.
So, coming back to your question, Rania, my advice is this:
→ Don’t wait to be confident before starting your project
Start it and be sure to be constantly aware of your daily achievements.
Even if they’re small.
That’s gonna help you feel more confident — day by day.
… and don’t forget those special 16 seeds