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Practice Detachment –
excerpted from article Forging Your Self-Confidence by Brian Tracy… It’s important to remember that no one can affect your thoughts or feelings unless there is something that you want from him, or something that you want him to refrain from doing. As soon as you begin to practice detachment and decide in your own mind that there is nothing that you want or expect from another person, you will find that his ability to shake your self-confidence is greatly reduced. The people who are the most successful in human relationships are those who practice a calm, healthy detachment from others, and although they are friendly and engaged in the conversation, they don’t allow the behaviors of others to determine how they think and feel about themselves.

As you can see, it is our fears and doubts that, more than anything else, undermine our self-esteem and self-confidence and cause us to think in negative terms about ourselves and our possibilities. As Maslow said, we begin to “sell ourselves short” and see all the reasons why something might not be possible for us. We magnify the difficulties and minimize the opportunities. We become preoccupied with the possible losses we might suffer and the possible criticisms we might endure. Our fears and doubts paralyze us, preventing us from acting boldly, lowering our self-confidence and causing us to think and talk in negative terms. In fact, this probably describes the great majority of mankind. Most people are so preoccupied with their fears that they have time for little else, and this preoccupation manifests itself in much of what they say and do.

The only real antidote to doubt and worry and fear and all the other negative emotions that sabotage our self-confidence is action. Your conscious mind can hold only one thought at a time, positive or negative. When you engage in systematic, purposeful action, using and stretching your abilities to the maximum, you cannot help but feel positive and confident about yourself.

Act as though it were impossible to fail. Act as though you already had a high level of self-confidence. And continually ask yourself, “What one great thing would I dare to achieve if I knew I could not fail?” Whatever your answer, you can have it if you can dream it, and if you have the self-confidence to go out and get it.

I love this guy!!! It was Brian Tracy coach-in box type tapes that helped me exceed various goals when working 2 jobs (with many overlapping areas) that were quite meaningful to me. It was his tapes which helped me push forward when my health needed me & not a medical community to do what it takes. Like I said I love this guy! And whether it is crunching numbers for a family budget or desires…Brian helps me plan and gradually optimistically pull it together. Thanks Brian!

Confidence Affirmation Video
Self Discipline in 10 Days
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Life is about change/growth. This thread contains affirmations, thoughts, quotes, free printables and ideas for the wonderful inevitable changes we will choose to make. Joy to you, Selfcare

Words are powerful! Action is Magical (:

Every time you make a casual promise to yourself — without checking in first to see if you actually want to and are able to keep this promise — you erode your trust in yourself ~ ☼Jennifer Louden

Ask yourself empowering questions

Change Your World BRIAN TRACY You cannot change the world,
But you can present the world with one improved person – Yourself. You can go to work on yourself to make yourself

Into the kind of person you admire and respect. You can become a role model and set a standard for others. You can control and discipline yourself to resist acting Or speaking in a negative way Toward anyone for any reason.
You can insist upon always doing things the loving way, Rather than the hurtful way. By doing these things each day, You can continue on your journey Toward becoming an exceptional human being.