20 Confidence Quotes to Live By

Read and get inspired by these confidence quotes in the morning and start a new day with energy and enthusiasm: 

1.      Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

            Norman Vincent Peale

2.      The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do. 

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3.      If you are prepared, you will be confident, and will do the job.

           Tom Landry

4.      You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

            Eleanor Roosevelt,

5.      Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.

                                              Mahatma Gandhi

6.      Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

                   Henry David Thoreau

7.      One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self- confidence is preparation.

       Arthur Ashe

8.      Confidence is a habit that can be developed by acting as if you already had the confidence you desire to have.

        Brian Tracy

9.       If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.

        Henry Ford

10.   Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.

        Anais Nin

11.  If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.

                   Henrik Ibsen

12.  Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

                   Helen Keller

13.  Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

                    Marie Curie

14.  A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes.

                    Mahatma Gandhi

15.  Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.

Robert Collier 

16.  Life is based on your self-confidence. When you trust yourself that means you know you can do things. If you don't have that trust that means you're always going to have doubts in your mind.

           Sandy Alomar

17.  To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

      Mark Twain

18.  If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

Marcus Garvey

19.  A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.

Brian Tracy

20.  Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

Og Mandino

10 Ways to Build Confidence

It is necessary to build confidence when doing something new like public speaking. It is the same for a senior citizen to use the PC for the first time or for an American to learn Chinese. You can take the following tips to build confidence and bring you success in doing something you have not done before


1. Do it now: According to Dale Carnegie, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Taking action is the only way to build self- confidence. Just do it.

2. Take the first small step: The first small step is a giant steep and a critical step. Congratulate yourself that you have taken the courage to take the first attempt to learn something new.

3. Do it daily and do it often: The next thing is to continue learning it so that it becomes a habit. The more often you do it, like learning a foreign language, it will become easier.

4. Nothing can replace personal experience: Expect to fail but learn from it. Personal experiences are the best lesson in life. You will learn a lot more from your own personal encounters rather than learning from others their mistakes and failures.

5. Find out more about the nitty-gritty of the things that you are learning: Learn more about the subject to understand the working mechanism of it. The more you know, the more you will understand and the easier it is for you to learn and master.

6. Be interested: It is easier to learn something which is beneficial to you and you are also interested in. Don’t try to pick up something just because your friends are doing it. Do something that you are passionate about.

7. Think of your past achievements: Your previous successes will motivate you to be confident of yourself in doing new things

8. High self-esteem: Believe in yourself that you can do it and feel good about yourself as what you are with all your strengths and weaknesses.

9. Positive emotions: Generate positive thoughts and be cheerful, joyful, hopeful and optimistic. Positive emotions promote confidence.

10. Preparation: As an example, you are about to do a presentation. You have done your homework and you have also done a mock presentation several times before the actual day. By being well-prepared you will be sure of yourself because preparation is the key to build self-confidence.


Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale

Getting Self-Confidence – 5 Practical Tips

Self-Confidence

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result but the cause, of fear. – Norman Vincent Peale

You have no confidence. Perhaps you have been listening to others that you are not good enough. It affects your self-esteem and your self-worth. The other factor was that when you were young your parents were very protective of you. When you have grown up you are weak in self-confidence. Here are five ways to build up your self-confidence:

1. No excuses: Don’t tell yourself that your luck is no good, you don’t know what to do or you can’t. Instead, tell yourself that you can do it and you can achieve success.

2. Fear of failures: When you are afraid of failures, it will reduce your courage and confidence. Look at each failure as an experience and part of the foundation for success. The most important thing is to carry on in spite of setbacks and failures. Here are some positive steps to deal with failures:

· Never be a loser: When you fail it does not mean you are a loser. It means you have tried but unable to succeed. A loser is someone who is afraid of failures and stop trying

· Learn from failures: Learn from previous setbacks and never to repeat the mistakes. Don’t dwell on them too much as it will rob you of your confidence.

· Continue to try: The biggest failure of a person is to give up trying. Take risks, do things differently, and continue to move towards your goals, you will see success eventually.

3. Work hard: One of the surest ways to build your self-confidence is to set your goal. Make it manageable and achievable to build your confidence gradually. As soon as you have attained your objective. Set bigger ones. Be focus and go all the way.

4. Find your interest and passion: Your passion and your interests are something you are good at and you are able to do better than others. Build your confidence with your passion.

5. Positive mentality: Look for the good in others and allow others to discover and compliment your strengths. In this way, the affirmation will boost your self-confidence to the next level.

Successful people are self-motivated and the first step to get it is to build your self-confidence.

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Boost Your Self-Confidence – 12 Assuring Ways

Boost Your Self-Confidence – 12 Assuring Ways

Self-confidence is about accepting yourself as what you are and a healthy assessment of your self-worth. As you are in control of your actions and thoughts, you can transform yourself from low self-esteem to self-assured. Here are 12 tips to develop your self-confidence:


1. Dress smartly and appropriately: When you dress appropriately for the occasion and you look smart, you instantly project an image of self-confidence. Not only that, others will perceive you as a person of self-assurance.

2. Smile: Always wear a smile especially when you meet people. You send a signal to others that you are OK and on top of things.

3. Be active physically: Physical exercise such as jogging is not only good for your body but it is equally good for your mind. You will feel calm and collected after an exercise. You will feel good and your self-confidence is elevated.

4. Love yourself: No one is perfect. Accept your strengths and weaknesses. Don’t worry about what others are thinking about you. Be your usual self and act normally.

5. A good posture: Sit and stand upright. Look into the eyes of the person who is talking to you. Be attentive. People will appreciate and respect your undivided attention. It is good for your image and your self-confidence in dealing with others.

6. Think of your success: There is no better way to boost your confidence than to think about your achievements. Appreciate yourself for the things that you have done well and are able to do better than others. These positive thoughts will bring your self-confidence to the next level.

7. Positive mental attitude: Positive thinking is a positive emotion. You send positive thoughts to your mind that you think you can do it. This in turn will boost your self-confidence.

8. Random acts of kindness: Helping others means you can look after not only yourself but others. It impacts your self-image and your self-confidence positively.

9. Be happy: Like positive mental attitude, happiness is another positive emotion. It is a state of the mind. When you feel happy you will feel confident about yourself.

10. Read uplifting material: On a regular basis feed your mind with positive thoughts by reading articles, books and magazines that boost your self-esteem, your self-confidence and your self-worth. Knowledge enriches your mind and your soul

11. Associate with winners: Join people who are confident of themselves. Observe the way they behave and talk, and inadvertently you will imitate them to act and talk confidently.

12. Be prepared: As an example, you have self-confidence when you have fully prepared for an examination.


Self-confidence is a positive emotion. One positive emotion leads to other positive emotions. With self-confidence you will believe in yourself and you will see a positive image of yourself. You will feel satisfied and happy about yourself.