People who are naturally confident and unafraid to show it move through the world with calmness and grace that often inspires envy in others. It’s easy to see when someone is confident in their own abilities- they’re assertive without being arrogant, relaxed while still being attentive, and calm under pressure.

One way that confident people show their confidence is through eye contact- they aren’t afraid to lock eyes with someone and give them their full attention.

There is no need to be right all the time, it just places unbearable pressure on you. You cannot grow without making mistakes and admitting them when they happen is not a weakness but displays the strength of character. Confidence comes when you know it is more important to uncover the truth than stroke your ego, but equally important to stand up when you feel you’re right.

Knowing how to stand up for yourself in a variety of situations, as well as when to let things go, is a self-confidence skill worth cultivating. Assertiveness requires an inner honesty about what you are feeling, what you want, what you value, and what your boundaries are, and then the courage to express one or more of those to someone in your world. The strength you gain from being assertive will build your confidence in who you are and what you stand for.

A confident person may take risks that others would not. They may run for the student council as the underdog. They may try out for a team they have little chance of making or apply for a promotion they are unlikely to land.

For a person of great confidence, the risk of rejection does not outweigh the opportunity for growth. These risks allow them to learn quickly and cultivate a sense of bravery.

Confident people do not judge others. Most people judge each other to feel better about themselves.

Confident people do not need to feel better about themselves because they do not have feelings of insecurity, self-doubt, and, negativity.

Happy with who they are, judging others is an impertinence and a waste of time.

Fear does not go away, it will always be with us when we try something new and want to make something for ourselves. Most people will use it as an excuse not to start, but if you decide to use it as a message that you are on the right track to a new part of your life you can embrace so much more. Do so much more.

Find the excitement in what you want to do and never shy away from anything that makes you uncomfortable. You can’t run away from problems, but you can ease them and slowly make them go away for good by being confident and acting for your best interests.

The confident people don’t succeed because they are immune to failures, they only view the failures as a learning point and as a stepping stone on their way to meet their desires. In every road to success, failures are common, and sometimes they may come many times, and many people give up when they fail several.