The way you speak to yourself can seriously affect your confidence level and keep you from experiencing life at the highest level.

Self-talk is actually the thought patterns you focus on – some are positive while others are highly negative and can do the most damage to your confidence level.

Negative self-talk may also be a factor in depression and anxiety issues.

Changing your thought patterns from negative to positive may not be easy – especially if you’ve practiced negative self-talk all your life and have low self-esteem.

But, you can change the way you talk to yourself and improve your confidence level. Here are some things you may want to try: Continue reading →

Achieving success can make you a more confident person, but it is difficult to reach the level of success you desire without confidence.

Confidence is the catalyst to overcoming doubts and fears and can help you through the worst obstacles you will encounter on the road to success.

Here are some sure-fire tips to help you get the confidence you need to climb the success ladder:

1 – Be True to Yourself

Your values and belief system must be firmly in place if you want to achieve a success you can be proud of and to ensure you like yourself when you do reach the top of the ladder.

If you achieve success in ways which compromise who you truly are, you won’t be able to enjoy your achievements. It will be a success built on sand rather than solid ground and may crumble and fall with time. Continue reading →