5. Strengthen your willpower and self-discipline

Set a time each day to think about your talents and abilities, and find ways to develop and use them. Do not say that you have no talents and skills. Everyone has some. You just need to find them.

Keep your back straight while walking and while sitting.

Take another step toward building your self-confidence and write down a list of your achievements and success, and at look at this list often.

What kind of clothes makes you feel better? What colors make you feel more confident?

Choose the clothes and colors you like, and the ones that make you feel more confident.

Act confidently, even if you are faking it. In time, acting confidently will become a habit.

Even if you experienced failure and unhappiness in your life, there certainly are a few achievements.

These need not be great achievements, but quite simple ones, such as getting good grades at school or college, promotion at work, getting along well with your neighbors, getting your drivin...

If you keep thinking about failure, you unconsciously expect and anticipate it, and might eventually attract it to you. This would further spoil your sense of self-confidence.

You should replace this negative movie in your mind with a movie about success. See yourself in your mind, where yo...

Remove any negative commentary running in your mind. Be firm, and do not allow negative comments about you and about your life to run in your mind.

You need to be more aware of what is going on in your mind and not allow negative self-talk to go on in your mind.

When talking, speak up and clearly and don’t be afraid to express your opinions.

Set small, simple goals that are within your reach, and go achieve them. This will greatly boost your confidence.

I am talking about really small goals, such as cleaning and arranging your wardrobe or drawers, inviting friends to your house, starting to learn swimming, taking a short walk, ...