Being Confident

Managing Your Mind for ConfidenceIs it possible to manage your mind and achieve the confidence you need to succeed in life?

Experts say, “Yes,” you can learn some mind-management techniques which will help you set and reach goals, train your mind and body to do your bidding and eventually achieve success in whatever you’re enthused and excited about.

The first thing you must know about mind management is that you have the innate ability to determine which thoughts you accept and which you won’t.

A fit mind is one that has practiced this natural skill and honed it into a well-oiled machine that immediately discards negative self-talk when it first appears as a blip on your consciousness. Continue reading

The Confidence Gap Between Men and WomenMuch has been written and discussed about the huge confidence gap between men and women. It’s determined to be lack of confidence which keeps women from speaking up and vying for a place in the boardroom – and other areas of advancement.

Why, when we’ve come so far in the past decades, do women experience a confidence gap that keeps them from achieving ultimate success? Many suggest that women lose confidence when they choose to interrupt their careers with motherhood or taking care of others at their own expense.

Others say that lack of confidence isn’t the problem – but the lack of women in highly skilled and competitive professions is an unleveled playing field and certain areas of discrimination against the female sex. While both theories may have some merit, the fact remains that men are singularly more confident than women. Continue reading