We are likely to run into events that can challenge our confidence in ourselves.
Mindfulness practices can help you to feel more confidence in yourself,
Restoring you to your own original authenticity.
Sitting in a comfortable posture,
Close the eyes,
Or take a soft gaze,
And take a few deep breaths through your nostrils.
Over time,
You may have developed the tendency to over-monitor everything in your experience,
Looking out for signs of danger,
Harm,
Or anything unpleasant.
Of course,
It's healthy to look out for danger,
But it can be unhealthy if we're not balancing it out but remembering we're actually okay in each present moment.
So if you learn to acknowledge your monitoring without letting it take over,
You will stop undermining your confidence in your current state of okayness.
By opening up to bringing mindfulness to all the positive states of being throughout your day,
Your sense of self-confidence will grow bit by bit,
Drop by drop,
Until your water bucket of self-confidence is full and embodied.
The more you open up to your sense of being okay in this moment,
Moment by moment,
The more your nervous system will relax,
The more embodied you will feel,
And the more internal resources you will feel are available,
And the more internal resources you will feel are available to you.
By also bringing mindfulness to more and more moments of safety,
Happiness,
And peace,
You will automatically increase self-confidence with you and feel more confident with others.
And imagine yourself in a difficult situation,
It could be something that is coming up that is bringing you some fear,
Some anxiety,
Or maybe something you recently went through in the past and you're still having trouble overcoming that is affecting your self-confidence.
And so recognize any present fear or aversion as you bring in this event to your mind.
Maybe you want to ask for a raise,
A promotion,
Or maybe you have a big presentation coming up that is bringing you some anxiety,
And it's giving you some worry.
It could be something more personal,
Such as you need to have a conversation with a loved one because you want to file for a divorce,
Or you need to speak with them about the way they are treating you.
Perhaps you recently were laid off,
Or you went through a breakup and you have a hard time with handling these emotions.
Perhaps a loved one is going through a substance abuse issue and this is difficult for you to handle.
Whatever it might be,
And rather than playing out the story in your head,
Ask yourself what that strongest version of yourself would do and how they would handle it.
Picture your strong self handling the situation with complete kindness,
Care,
Mindfulness,
Patience,
And wisdom,
And as you visualize this situation in your head,
Make a special effort to notice the strength within you.
Allow yourself to feel strong,
To feel confident.
When you begin doubting yourself,
Return back to the strong you,
As if you were giving this confidence to somebody else,
Telling them that they could 100% do it.
Reconnect with your intentions,
Your wisdom,
Compassion in the face of difficulties.
You can continue with one experience,
Playing through it multiple times.
You can also try working with a different situation or event,
But continue to connect with the strength you have within you.
Remember to breathe deeply,
To watch for any anxiety,
Any worry,
Continue to have confidence in yourself,
Slowly come out of it.
Now as you finish this practice,
You may try writing about your experience.
Writing after this experience gives you a chance to crystallize and look at yourself as the strong you.
You can help clarify how you can handle anything that might be painful to you,
That gave you anxiety,
That gave you worry,
And instead give you confidence,
Knowing that you can 100% handle it.
I hope today has helped build your confidence.
Take care my friend.
