An insecure person copes worse with difficulties and misses many opportunities that he could take advantage of if he were more confident in his abilities. Where do you get this self-confidence from, how to learn to fight back stress and go towards your goal, no matter what? Fortunately, there is a great and very easy way to increase your self-confidence without much effort. However, let's first understand where confidence comes from.
Confidence is fueled by hormones
It has been proven that people with leadership qualities not only have similar mental attitudes, but also the same levels of hormones – high testosterone levels and low levels of cortisol (the stress hormone).
The fact is that high levels of testosterone in both men and women add to their self-confidence. Lower cortisol levels are a great defense against stress. Such people are biologically programmed to be self-confident, persuasive and relaxed, they react less to stress and cope better with stressful situations.
It is also important that the production of testosterone and cortisol is influenced by social, physical and environmental factors. As it turned out, another factor affecting the level of such hormones is body language. Therefore, if you improve your body language, you can gain self-confidence.
Body language: strong postures
There are so-called strong postures and weak postures of a person. In strong postures, our body is open and relaxed. These poses can increase testosterone levels by 20% and at the same time lower cortisol levels (by 25%), making you feel more confident and less worried about possible problems. In weak postures, the human body is closed and protected.
Powerful postures: putting into practice to increase self-confidence
In fact, mastering body language and making it work for your benefit is not difficult at all. Choose a strong pose that suits you and take it in the morning (2-3 minutes), as well as at any time convenient for you throughout the day.
An excellent way to boost your self-confidence is to do the following exercise:
Stand in a strong pose, close your eyes, inhale deeply for a count of four, and then exhale fully for a count of five. Thus, you immediately perform a breathing exercise, meditate and take a strong pose – this is a great start to any day!
This pose can also be used before an important presentation or meeting. Just put your hands on your hips, lift your chin, straighten up and stay like that for a couple of minutes.
Of course, a completely insecure person is unlikely to be able to completely change only by standing in a pose of power. But if you use this tool in combination with self-improvement, correct thinking, etc., it will be an excellent addition to self-improvement.
Estet-portal wishes you to gain confidence in your abilities and succeed!
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