Self Confidence: Believe in Yourself and Discover Your Success

"What seems impossible one minute becomes,
 through faith, possible the next." 
-Norman Vincent Peale

Self confidence is an extremely good tool to have in your personal toolbox. It is an attitude that, when in balance and check, will serve you well. I think most people tend to have a sense of lower confidence in themselves.  This attitude tends to make us avoid setting goals and taking a risk in trying something new, especially when it comes to actually setting weight loss goals and going for it in a weight loss plan!  I cannot say I know too many over confident people; yet, if too over confident, one may not even try hard enough to really succeed.  A good, reasonable, sense of the right amount of self confidence is this:  having the belief and faith in yourself, your worth and your abilities. 

Negative thinking, or listening to other people's negative attitudes, can set you up for a vicious cycle that squelches your self confidence.  How many of you can relate to this cycle?  Negative thinking and negative self-talk, leads to decreased self confidence, which leads to not discovering and experiencing your true success, which leads back to negative thinking.  The vicious cycle, which is most likely not even reality!  When working toward your weight loss goals, it is best to avoid this type of thinking.

Here are some tips for building your self confidence when working on weight loss:

Build a knowledge base for your success.  Find a weight loss plan that works for you.  Study the plan, gain an understanding of how it works, be organized and follow it.

Set weight loss goals.  Know your reasons for wanting to achieve your goals.

Make a commitment to stay on plan for yourself.

Keep up the positive thinking.  Don't talk to yourself... unless it's positive self talk!  Start by being your own coach and motivational speaker.  Remember I kept saying, about the weight loss plan I follow, "I'm going to do this thing."  You will begin to inspire yourself at first, then when others see your success, you will be an inspiration to others!

Take the chance.  Take that chance to start something new, to lose the weight, not only physically, but emotionally too.

In conclusion, when you take the time to really believe in yourself, motivate yourself, and build upon self confidence, you do indeed discover a successful You!