Projecting confidence at work is a major part of how successful you will be overall. Not only will being confident make you more likely to fulfill your potential, because you won’t hold back, but higher-ups will be more likely to have confidence in you and consider you for promotion opportunities. Not quite there yet, confidence-wise? Check out these tips for boosting your confidence at work:
Hold Yourself Accountable
The first step to gaining confidence is proving to yourself that you can accomplish tasks and have good results. Start taking ownership of your work – volunteer for projects or offer to assist others. As you get more experienced in holding yourself accountable and following through, you will realize what you are truly capable of doing.
Change Your Mindset for Accepting Feedback
Often, during the process of receiving feedback, your confidence can take a hit because of a tendency to focus on the negative. However, if you want to feel more confident at work, change your mindset for accepting feedback: Consider it a gift to help you know how to be as successful as possible.
Tackle Your Fears Head-On
If you consider yourself “bad” at something, such as public speaking, you may find yourself avoiding any situations in which you would have to do it. Although it may be a way to protect your confidence, not taking chances can limit your growth and keep you trapped in thinking you can’t do more. Tackle your fears head-on – as you agree to participate in more situations you think you’re not good at, you’ll likely start to realize you’re not as bad as you thought.
Expand Your Knowledge
The more you learn about topics, the more confidence you will gain. If there’s a particular area in which you struggle, expand your knowledge on it. Read up on it or take training courses – as you gain experience and learn more, you will start to feel better prepared for your professional duties.
Recall Your Successes
Remind yourself what you are capable of, rather than ruminating on what you think of as your shortcomings. Make the effort to recall your successes on a regular basis. As you get into the habit of focusing your successes as opposed to your mistakes, you will feel more confident at work.
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