Sometimes confidence is low because you’re projecting into the future and predicting a current endeavor will fail.
It hasn’t happened yet, but you are expecting it will.
I can empathize with the dilemma.
You can discover the self-talk for yourself.
When you feel the negative emotions creep up: anxiety, anger, panic, despair, moodiness, hopelessness . . .
The good news: you’re very aware of the inner voice that’s tearing you down.
The even better news: there’s something you can do about — all on your own.
If the feeling of “I’m a nobody) is a recent turn of events, you may be able to work it out on your own by getting advice from places like Quora, reading a self-help book, journaling, or talking to friends.
First, forgive yourself. We’re often our own worst critics.
It sounds like you may be equating assertiveness and self-confidence.
While these qualities may exist in the same person, I question whether or not we should equate them.
Lots of people point to a thing called the competency-confidence loop.
As you gain competence in a given area, your confidence grow, this helps you gain more competence, then more confidence, etc. It’s a…
I’m going to start my answer by pointing out some of the thought habits that confident people DO NOT exhibit.
They don’t denigrate themselves with negative self-talk.And, they don’t obsessively…
The best brain hack I know is to simply believe.
The power of believing you can do something has an effect on both our mental and physical abilities.