How do you build confidence?

7 tips to building confidence and teaching it to our kids.

So how DO you build confidence? That is a question that we must ask ourselves and revisit throughout our whole lives. Some of us, that is. I know there are some who seem like they came earth side clothed in self-certainty. I’ll wager that even they suffer the occasional slump or dip in surety.   

I see scores of people who are very used to being towed and spurred by their parents, by their bosses, by the forces in their lives. It’s almost as if initiative is too daunting a task. Does anyone know what is at the root of this? Why the lack in initiative?

According to Psychology Today there are tons of reasons one could be lacking in confidence…from genetics to life experiences to deep-rooted perfectionistic expectations. 

Before we get into our confidence builders, I want to mention a prominent confidence corroder.