Self-confidence needs to be worked on throughout life. On Instagram, American neuroscientist Nawal Mustafa shares some keys to strengthening it.
Failure, criticism, separation… and our self-confidence crumbles. To make it more resistant to the vagaries of life, it is therefore necessary to strengthen it. This is what Naval Mustafa, a neuropsychologist known on Instagram as “thebraincoach”, explains. Having self-confidence allows us to “believe in our ability to do difficult things and face challenges,” and do so “without doubt,” she wrote in a March 12 post. “Self-confidence also allows us to develop a healthier relationship with ourselves and to understand that our worth is not determined by the opinions of others.”
Hence the importance of its strengthening. For this, the specialist quotes 11 tips in the form of mantras.
Kindness and self-love
“Improving self-confidence requires maintaining a positive self-image, recognizing one’s own successes, and having compassion,” the neuropsychologist writes in the title of his post. That is why he invites us to “keep the promises we make to ourselves, that is, to honor the commitments and goals we have set for our well-being and our growth.” It is important that we treat our personal commitments with the same respect that we treat promises made to others. For example, respecting our personal care routine or maintaining healthy habits.
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Similarly, the neuropsychologist invites her 1.4 million subscribers to celebrate small victories and be kind to yourself when things don’t go as planned.
Take on the challenges
Doing a task that you don’t feel you are capable of significantly boosts your self-confidence. So the neuropsychologist advises us to act despite our limiting beliefs. “Take action despite your doubts, commit to learning new things, discover what you’re good at,” she encourages. Before adding: when we take on a challenge, every victory builds self-confidence, every defeat teaches us resilience.
The appearance of the other
You have to give yourself the right to occupy the territory, says Naval Mustafa. Because it strengthens self-assertion and therefore helps build self-confidence. To do this, he recommends focusing on yourself, not comparing yourself to others, and placing less importance on other people’s opinions than your own.
Here, those around us are also valuable allies. The neurologist also claims that it is necessary to “surround ourselves with people who support us and inspire us.”
shield
Finally, it is important to be aware of our tastes and desires in order to fulfill them and use them as leverage to act. Naval Mustafa invites us to adopt a dynamic of discovery, whether it is about activities or skills…
This advice aims, as the neuropsychologist explains, “to build a shield from negative thoughts that lead to self-rejection.” Our perception of ourselves will only become more positive.
Source: Le Figaro
