1. Believing in Yourself: Self Confidence
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”- Bill Cosby

2. The Power of Thought All behavior begins and ends as thoughts
Bad thoughts vs. Good thoughts
Think-Feel-Act model

3. Importance of Thoughts
Thoughts are unavoidable
Our thoughts influence our actions
Self-fulfilling prophecy

4. How thoughts work for you
Anxiety
Think
Act
Feel

6. How thoughts works for you
Anxiety
I know I am going to
have anxiety about this and
I know I will do bad
Think
You start to make
errors you might
not of made
Act
You get so
worked up
you start
feeling it
Feel

7. How thoughts works for you
Think of a time in the past where you felt anxiety.
What was the situation?
What did it feel like?
What lead up to this feeling?
What was the outcome?
Let’s look at this closer to see what was happening in the situation and how you could have changed: the thought that lead to the feelings that lead to the action that let to the outcome…

8. I never do well on projects!
Anxiety
The Thought
I did not do well
on the last one!
I never do well on projects!
I’ve a big project
coming up!
The Feeling
Anxiety
The Action
I am not going
to try as hard
If I try too hard
then I’ll just be
more anxious
I have worked
hard before and look
at what good that did

9. STOP IT BEFORE IT STARTS.
WITH ANXIETY,
There is a buildup to a point in which you will FEEL and ACT on it!
Anxiety

10. Anxiety The Thought The Feeling The Action Use Imaging Be a buddy
Never say never
I did not do well
on my last test!
I never do well on tests!
I have a test
coming up!
The Feeling
The Action
I am not going
to even try to study
If I study I am
going to get more
anxiety
Besides I have studied
a lot before and look
at what good that did

11. taking steps to do better
Anxiety
The Thought
I have decided to
change and am
taking steps to do better
I choose to
think positive
I picture myself
doing well
Use Imaging
Be a buddy
Never say never
The Feeling
The Action

12. taking steps to do better
Anxiety
The Thought
I have decided to
change and am
taking steps to do better
I choose to
think positive
I picture myself
doing well
The Feeling
The Action
I am not going
to even try to study
Put your thoughts
into action
Use relaxing
thoughts
If I study I am
going to get more
anxiety
Monitor what works
and what doesn't
Besides I have studied
a lot before and look
at what good that did

13. taking steps to do better
Anxiety
The Thought
I have decided to
change and am
taking steps to do better
I choose to
think positive
I picture myself
doing well
The Feeling
The Action
Put your thoughts
into action
I now can study
without feeling
dejected
If I start to feel
anxiety I will relax
Use relaxing
thoughts
I have learned and will
learn what works
Monitor what works
and what doesn't

14. Decoding Self-Confidence
The belief in oneself
A self-confident person thinks that he or she can reach a goal or cope with a that situation
What happens when confidence is lost?

15. Learned Helplessness Identified by Psychologist Martin Seligman
The tendency for humans and animals alike to become helpless at things they can not change
Illustration: Poor dog

16. So people that are self-confident think and act differently?!
While our thoughts affect our confidence, our behaviors foster it!
Nothing creates the belief that something can be done like actually doing that something!
Nothing succeeds like Success!

17. Self-confidence Cycle
Feeling of
Competence
Self-Motivation
Using Strategies
of Success
Self-confidence
Success
Actions

18. Four Techniques for Building Self-Confidence
Regulate your emotional level
Being aware of our feelings helps us recognize what we are thinking
Reduce the drive to avoid your goal
Block the fear producer from your awareness
Use relaxation techniques

19. Techniques Con’t Seek Affirmation What does Stewart Smally say?
Works just as well in an academic setting
Encouragement from

20. Pick the Right Models
Are women on the cover of Vogue the best way to judge your own body?
Pick ones who are similar to yourself-ones who don’t have an army at there disposal to get them looking the way they do.
Maybe even choose a student in class or colleague who you know succeeds and watch how they do it

21. Just Do It
What better way is there to convince yourself of your own capability to cope or perform successfully than trying it and having a successful experience!
Reasonable risk
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