Hi everyone,
Over the past two weeks I've been doing a ton of reading about self-improvement, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips about maintaining a steady level of confidence in myself? I'm normally a shy and reserved person and I've struggled with being self conscious throughout my adolescence and early adulthood, but I feel like I've made great strides in just the last two weeks.
I've been working on simple things like paying attention to my breathing to calm me down and focus, smiling throughout the day, maintaining steady eye contact with the people I interact with, chatting with people whom I don't really know to break out of my comfort zone, and occasionally reminding myself of my most valuable qualities; however, I still don't feel like I'm doing enough and there are times when I struggle to maintain my level of confidence throughout the day.
I was a collegiate soccer player and I am most confident when I'm playing - I'm very talkative, encouraging, and completely confident in my abilities and skills on the field - and I would love to be able to harness the confidence I have when I play so that I can have that same level of confidence throughout my everyday life.
Any tips, advice, or encouragement is much, much appreciated.