7 Helpful Tips To Immediately Increase Your Confidence by Kent Sayre1.) Ask yourself, “What’s the worst that could happen?” Too often, we place excessimportance on potential problems. We all have a certain amount of energy so let’s apply itto creating extraordinary relationships, advancing our careers and meeting our goalsINSTEAD of wasting that energy worrying. Take action on what you have control over and minimize risks for what you don’t. Then invest your energy wisely.2.) In doing something for the first time, imagine that you have already done it in the past. Close your eyes, then vividly imagine you succeeding wildly at what you are reallygoing to do for the first time. The mind does NOT know the difference betweensomething VIVIDLY imagined and something real. Make it vivid by involving all 5senses.3.) Find someone who is already confident in that area and copy them. Model as many of their behaviors, attitudes, values, and beliefs for the context you want to be confident inas you can. How can you do this? Talk with them if you have access to them. If you don’thave access to them, get as much exposure to them as you can. This could be talking to people who know the person and/or buying their products if they have some.4.) Use the “as-if” frame. I literally love this frame of mind. If you were confident, howwould you be acting? How would you be moving? How would you be speaking? Whatwould you be thinking? What would you tell yourself inside? By asking yourself thesequestions, you are literally forced to answer them by going into a confident state. Youwill then be acting “as-if” you are confident. Now just forget you are acting long enoughand pretty soon you’ll develop it into a habit.5.) Go into the future and ask if what you’re faced with is such a big deal. This might be a bit morbid and yet this works tremendously well. Imagine yourself on your deathbedlooking back over your life. You are surrounded by your friends and family. You’rereviewing your life. Is what you’re faced with now even going to pop up? That’s highlyunlikely. Keeping things in proper perspective really diminishes fear.6.) Remember that you lose out on 100% of the opportunities that you never go for. Toget what you want, ask for it. I fully believe that if I ask enough people for whatever Iwant, I can get it. This is not necessarily true and yet it’s a useful belief. As you think about your goals and what you are striving for, how effective would it be for you to believe that all the people out there want to help you if you only ask? Whether that is trueor not in the “real world” does not matter. If you find that belief empowering, I invite youto adopt it as your own.7.) Disarm the nagging, negative internal voice. That negative internal voice can keepanyone stopped. To disarm the internal voice, imagine a volume control and lower thevolume. Or how about changing the internal voice to Mickey Mouse? Do you think youcould take Mickey Mouse seriously if he were criticizing you? Change the voice to aclown voice. The point is to disarm the voice by altering the way it nags at you. If I hear
my own voice nagging me, it stops me. If I hear a clown voice, I laugh and continueonward.This article is based on the book, “Unstoppable Confidence” by Kent Sayre. To find outwhy Brian Tracy said, “This wonderful book will give you the boost toward success thatcan make all the difference!" you can visithttp://www.unstoppable-confidence.comandcheck out our 100% Lifetime Guarantee.Tell me about yourself.TRAPS: Beware, about 80% of all interviews begin with this “innocent” question. Manycandidates, unprepared for the question, skewer themselves by rambling, recapping their life story, delving into ancient work history or personal matters.BEST ANSWER: Start with the present and tell why you are well qualified for the position. Remember that the key to all-successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the interviewer is looking for. In other words you must sell whatthe buyer is buying. This is the single most important strategy in job hunting.So, before you answer this or any question it's imperative that you try to uncover your interviewer's greatest need, want, problem or goal.To do so, make you take these two steps:1.Do all the homework you can before the interview to uncover this person's wantsand needs (not the generalized needs of the industry or company)2.As early as you can in the interview, ask for a more complete description of whatthe position entails. You might say: “I have a number of accomplishments I'd liketo tell you about, but I want to make the best use of our time together and talk directly to your needs. To help me do, that, could you tell me more about the mostimportant priorities of this position? All I know is what I (heard from therecruiter, read in the classified ad, etc.)”Then, ALWAYS follow-up with a second and possibly, third question, to draw out hisneeds even more. Surprisingly, it's usually this second or third question that unearthswhat the interviewer is most looking for.You might ask simply, "And in addition to that?..." or, "Is there anything else you see asessential to success in this position?:This process will not feel easy or natural at first, because it is easier simply to answer questions, but only if you uncover the employer's wants and needs will your answersmake the most sense. Practice asking these key questions before giving your answers, the process will feel more natural and you will be light years ahead of the other jobcandidates you're competing with.After uncovering what the employer is looking for, describe why the needs of this job bear striking parallels to tasks you've succeeded at before. Be sure to illustrate withspecific examples of your responsibilities and especially your achievements, all of whichare geared to present yourself as a perfect match for the needs he has just described.
What are your greatest strengths?TRAPS: This question seems like a softball lob, but be prepared. You don't want to comeacross as egotistical or arrogant. Neither is this a time to be humble.BEST ANSWER:You know that your key strategy is to first uncover your interviewer's greatest wants andneeds before you answer questions. And from Question 1, you know how to do this.Prior to any interview, you should have a list mentally prepared of your greateststrengths. You should also have, a specific example or two, which illustrates eachstrength, an example chosen from your most recent and most impressive achievements.You should, have this list of your greatest strengths and corresponding examples fromyour achievements so well committed to memory that you can recite them cold after being shaken awake at 2:30AM.Then, once you uncover your interviewer's greatest wants and needs, you can choosethose achievements from your list that best match up.As a general guideline, the 10 most desirable traits that all employers love to see in their employees are:1.A proven track record as an achiever...especially if your achievements match upwith the employer's greatest wants and needs.2.Intelligence...management "savvy".3.Honesty...integrity...a decent human being.4.Good fit with corporate culture...someone to feel comfortable with...a team player who meshes well with interviewer's team.5.Likeability...positive attitude...sense of humor.6.Good communication skills.7.Dedication...willingness to walk the extra mile to achieve excellence.8.Definiteness of purpose...clear goals.9.Enthusiasm...high level of motivation.10.Confident...healthy...a leader.What are your greatest weaknesses?TRAPS: Beware - this is an eliminator question, designed to shorten the candidate list.Any admission of a weakness or fault will earn you an “A” for honesty, but an “F” for theinterview.PASSABLE ANSWER: Disguise a strength as a weakness.Example: “I sometimes push my people too hard. I like to work with a sense of urgency
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