Improve Your Confidence With NLP

Sophie Leane
NLP School
Published in
5 min readFeb 27, 2020

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Confidence is so important to us because it acts as an antidote to anxiety.

Being confident means not fearing the future, the present or the past. Being confident means knowing that, no matter what, you will be able to handle it.

This level of self-confidence is extremely attainable. Your capacity to take on any challenge that crosses your path is actually a proven ability.

If you look back across your past experiences, you will notice that there is, in fact, no challenge that you were unable to overcome.

How do I know? Because you are living proof of this.

To use a much-quoted line, originally written by Nietzsche, and more commonly attributed to Kanye— “what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger”.

This statement is nothing more than a model of confidence. You should have the confidence to believe that you can overcome any obstacle because, so far, you have.

But for those times when philosophy (or Kanye) isn’t quite enough, here are a few helpful techniques, courtesy of NLP School, to help improve your confidence.

Modelling

Modelling, in this context, means mirroring the behaviour of others. This can incorporate everything — from the way someone speaks, to how they stand, to how…

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Sophie Leane
NLP School

Editor | Writer | Contributor - The Startup, Be Yourself, NLP School. Founder of the Ethical Wellness Tea Company NUDITEA — www.nuditea.uk