HOW TO BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE

1. Confidence
Reviewed by Psychology Today Staff
Confidence is a belief in oneself, the conviction that one has the ability to
meet life's challenges and to succeed—and the willingness to act accordingly.
Being confident requires a realistic sense of one’s capabilities and feeling
secure in that knowledge.
Projecting confidence helps people gain credibility, make a strong first
impression, deal with pressure, and tackle personal and professional
challenges. It’s also an attractive trait, as confidence helps put others at ease.
Contents
 Building Confidence
 Overconfidence and Underconfidence
 Raising Confident Kids
How to Build Confidence
Confidence is not an innate, fixed characteristic. It’s an ability that can be
acquired and improved over time.
Social confidence can be developed by practicing in social settings.
Individuals can observe the structure and flow of any conversation before
jumping in, and they can prepare questions or topics to discuss ahead of time.
Anxiety can take hold when people are plagued by self-doubt, so putting
themselves in and getting accustomed to the specific situation they fear can
assure people that nothing truly bad will happen. And the activity gets easier
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2. Outside of a social context, one can gain a sense of confidence from personal
and professional accomplishments. Continuing to set and meet goals can
enable the belief that one is competent and capable.
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How can I improve my confidence on a daily basis?
Being confident means knowing that you can handle the emotional outcome of
whatever you’ll face. Begin by acknowledging every emotion, including difficult
emotions, rather than avoiding them. Speaking up for yourself, limiting self-
criticism, and other strategies can help build emotional strength and
confidence.
How do I build confidence in a specific domain?
Confidence is not all-encompassing: You can have high confidence in some
areas and low confidence in others. In whatever new domain you choose,
hone your skills and develop self-efficacy by watching others, practicing
yourself, and taking advice from the experts.
How can I develop mental strength?
How should I build confidence for a job interview?
Overconfidence and Underconfidence
A realistic appraisal of one's abilities enables people to strike a healthy
balance between too little and too much confidence. Too little confidence can
prevent people from taking risks and seizing opportunities—in school, at work,
or in their social life.
Too much confidence can come off as cockiness, arrogance, or narcissism.
Overestimating one’s abilities might also lead to problems such as failing to
complete projects on time.
What’s the difference between confidence and narcissism?
Narcissism can be due to insecurities and defense mechanisms, while
confidence comes from self-awareness and the ability to tolerate and reflect
on one’s insecurities. Confidence instills a personal sense of being capable

3. and competent, while narcissism encompasses a sense of superiority over
others.
Why are we drawn to narcissists?
People like those who are higher in narcissism better than those who are
lower in narcissism, according to one recent study, and that may be because
people overestimate how much self-esteem narcissists have. Perceiving a
strong sense of confidence, which puts others at ease, may be the key to
narcissists’ appeal.
What are the reasons someone might have low confidence?
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How to Raise Confident Kids
Children—and especially adolescents—can struggle with insecurity and self-
doubt as they navigate academics, friendships, and romantic relationships.
But parents can play a part in providing their children with the tools they need
to develop self-confidence.
How do you raise confident children?
Although parents may understandably be tempted to help children solve every
challenge that comes their way, stepping back and letting kids solve problems
on their own can hone executive function skills, teach motivation, and help
instill a strong sense of self-agency and confidence.
How do you raise a confident teenager?
To instill self-confidence, parents can support adolescents’ goals, treat
mistakes as learning experiences and failure as evidence of trying, encourage
practice and persistence, and avoid unloading their worries onto their
children. These and other responses can help teens believe in themselves.
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