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A Vote for Confidence

 
Author: Ginger Marks
 

< P > R e c e n t l y I o r g a n i z e d a p r o m o t i o n a l p h o t o c o n t e s t . A m o n g t h e s e l e c t i o n s a n i m a g e w a s t i t l e d ? C o n f i d e n c e ' . O v e r w h e l m i n g l y t h a t p h o t o g r a p h w a s c h o s e n a n d u l t i m a t e l y b e c a m e t h e w i n n e r . T h i s m a d e m e s t o p a n d t h i n k a b o u t h o w m o s t o f u s a r e i n f l u e n c e d b y t h e a i r o f c o n f i d e n c e . < B R > < B R > L o o k a r o u n d y o u ; t h i n k a b o u t i t . W h a t i s i t t h a t m a k e s y o u w a n t t o e m u l a t e s o m e o n e e l s e ? M o r e t h a n l i k e l y y o u a r e d r a w n t o p e o p l e w h o p r o j e c t c o n f i d e n c e . W o u l d y o u a p p l y t h e p r i n c i p l e s g a i n e d a t a c o n f e r e n c e o r t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n i f t h e s p o k e s p e r s o n d i d n ' t i m p r e s s y o u ? W h e n y o u a t t e n d a f u n c t i o n i s i t t h e i n d i v i d u a l t h a t m e e k l y o f f e r s t h e i r h a n d t o y o u t h a t y o u w i s h t o b e f r i e n d o r d o y o u s e e k o u t t h e r e c o g n i z e d l e a d e r s i n t h e g r o u p ? O f c o u r s e , y o u s h o u l d i n t r o d u c e y o u r s e l f t o a l l t y p e s o f p e o p l e , b u t h o w d o y o u d r a w t h e m t o y o u ? C o n f i d e n c e i s t h e k e y ! < B R > < B R > H o w d o y o u r e a c h t h e p o i n t w h e r e y o u t o o p o s s e s s t h e c o n f i d e n c e t h a t c a u s e s o t h e r s t o a c t i v e l y s e e k y o u o u t ? T h e r e i s a f i n e l i n e b e t w e e n s u c c e s s a n d m e d i o c r i t y a n d c o n f i d e n c e c a n s e r v e t o b r i d g e t h a t g a p . < B R > < B R > S o h o w d o y o u d e v e l o p y o u r c o n f i d e n c e ? K n o w i n g e v e r y t h i n g a b o u t y o u r p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e c e r t a i n l y h e l p s , b u t w a i t i n g u n t i l y o u ? k n o w i t a l l ' c a n c o s t y o u v a l u a b l e b u s i n e s s b u i l d i n g t i m e . B e g i n w i t h t h e b a s i c s . P r a c t i c e . Y e s t h e s i m p l e a c t o f s t a n d i n g i n f r o n t o f a m i r r o r a n d p r a c t i c i n g w h a t y o u w a n t t o s a y w i l l a l l o w y o u t o i m p r o v e y o u r s p e a k i n g a b i l i t y . < B R > < B R > A l t e r n a t e l y , i f y o u h a p p e n n o t t o " k n o w e v e r y t h i n g a b o u t y o u r p r o d u c t o r s e r v i c e " a n e x c e l l e n t o p t i o n i s t o s h o w a s i n c e r e i n t e r e s t i n t h e o t h e r p e r s o n ' s a r e a o f e x p e r t i s e . T h i s w i l l t y p i c a l l y s e r v e a s a g r e a t i c e b r e a k e r a n d m a k e t h e m m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e a n d s y m p a t h e t i c t o y o u r p o i n t s w h e n y o u g e t a r o u n d t o t h e m . < B R > < B R > O n c e y o u a r e c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h w h a t y o u h a v e t o s a y i t i s t i m e t o b e g i n l o o k i n g i n t h e m i r r o r a t h o w y o u p r e s e n t y o u r s e l f . T a k e a g o o d l o o k . I s t h e p e r s o n l o o k i n g b a c k a t y o u s o m e o n e y o u w o u l d l i k e t o g e t t o k n o w ? H o w a r e y o u s t a n d i n g ? A r e y o u s t a n d i n g u p s t r a i g h t a n d t a l l o r a r e y o u j u s t s t a n d i n g t h e r e l o o k i n g b a c k a t y o u r s e l f ? P u l l t h o s e s h o u l d e r s b a c k , t h i n k a n d a c t p o s i t i v e l y . < B R > < B R > Y o u h a v e c e r t a i n l y h e a r d i t s a i d , ? D r e s s f o r s u c c e s s ' . T h e s t y l e y o u d r e s s i n c a n e i t h e r e n h a n c e y o u r f e e l i n g o f c o n f i d e n c e o r i t c a n d e t r a c t f r o m i t . W h e n y o u w e a r c l o t h e s t h a t a r e w r i n k l e d a n d t h e w r o n g s i z e y o u t e l l t h e w o r l d y o u a r e l a z y , u n s u r e o f y o u r s e l f a n d g e n e r a l l y t o b e a v o i d e d . H o w e v e r , j u s t t h e o p p o s i t e i s t r u e o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l t h a t i s w e l l d r e s s e d , n e a t l y p r e s s e d a n d g r o o m e d . Y o u d o n ' t h a v e t o w e a r A r m a n i s u i t s o r f i n e j e w e l r y , j u s t d r e s s i n a n e a t , c l e a n , a t t r a c t i v e f a s h i o n . L a d i e s , t h a t m i n i - s k i r t o r s u i t t h a t i s j u s t t h e t e e n s i e s t s m a l l i n t h e o b v i o u s p l a c e s i s n o t t h e w a y t o p o r t r a y y o u r w i n n i n g p e r s o n a l i t y . S o m e o f t h e b e s t d r e s s e d w o m e n I h a v e e v e r s e e n w e r e o f f i c e a s s i s t a n t s i n S a n t i a g o , t h e c a p i t a l o f C h i l e . N o n e o f t h e m h a d m u c h m o n e y n o r w e r e t h e y d r e s s e d i n e x p e n s i v e c l o t h e s , b u t t h e y a l l f i t t r i m f i g u r e s i n t o t a s t e f u l l y c h o s e n c l o t h e s . A f t e r 3 0 y e a r s I s t i l l r e m e m b e r t h e m . < B R > < B R > N o w t h a t y o u h a v e t h e p o s t u r e a n d t h e r i g h t o u t f i t y o u n e e d t o l o o k a t y o u r u n s p o k e n l a n g u a g e . B o d y l a n g u a g e i s t h e s u b t l e a r t o f c o m m u n i c a t i n g w i t h o u t s p e a k i n g . W h a t i s y o u r b o d y l a n g u a g e c o m m u n i c a t i n g t o o t h e r s ? A r e y o u t e l l i n g t h e m w i t h t h e l o o k i n y o u r e y e o r t h e w a y y o u r p o s t u r e t h a t y o u a r e w o r t h k n o w i n g ? I f n o t , I h a v e a c o u p l e o f s i m p l e s u g g e s t i o n s f o r y o u . < B R > < B R > A l w a y s l o o k t h e p e r s o n y o u a r e s p e a k i n g t o d i r e c t l y i n t h e e y e s . T h i s t e l l s t h e m t h a t y o u b e l i e v e i n w h a t y o u a r e s a y i n g a n d t h a t y o u r e s p e c t t h e m . A n o t h e r s k i l l y o u m i g h t d e v e l o p i s t h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e a c o n n e c t i o n b y t h e s i m p l e a c t o f c o n f o r m i n g p o s t u r e . A s a n i l l u s t r a t i o n ; i f t h e p e r s o n y o u d e s i r e t o s p e a k w i t h i s s i t t i n g w i t h t h e i r r i g h t l e g o v e r t h e i r l e f t , y o u d o e x a c t l y t h e s a m e . A l l o w t h e m t o b e c o m e c o m f o r t a b l e i n t h a t p o s i t i o n a n d t h e n e v e r s o s u b t l y s w i t c h y o u r p o s i t i o n . I f t h e y f o l l o w s u i t t h e y a r e u n c o n s c i o u s l y b r i n g i n g t h e m s e l v e s i n t o a g r e e m e n t w i t h y o u . I f t h e y d o n ' t , s w i t c h b a c k t o t h e i r p o s i t i o n a n d t r y a g a i n . < B R > < B R > T h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s r e f e r e n c e m a t e r i a l s o n t h e a r t o f b o d y l a n g u a g e . I u r g e y o u t o i n c o r p o r a t e a t l e a s t a f e w o f t h e s e m e t h o d s i n t o y o u r d a i l y c o m m u n i c a t i o n . < B R > < B R > T h e s e s i m p l e p r a c t i c e s w i l l a i d y o u i n d e v e l o p i n g t h e c o n f i d e n c e y o u d e s i r e . A n a i r o f c o n f i d e n c e i s n o t s o m e t h i n g t h a t m o s t o f u s a r e b o r n w i t h . I t i s a t a l e n t t h a t s u c c e s s f u l p e o p l e h a v e l e a r n e d a n d a p t l y u t i l i z e e v e r y d a y . P r a c t i c e a n d b e g i n d e v e l o p i n g y o u r c o n f i d e n c e w i t h t h e s e s i m p l e t e c h n i q u e s ; t h e n , g o f o r t h a n d w i n f r i e n d s a n d i n f l u e n c e p e o p l e ! < / P >

 
 
 

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