Developing More Self-Confidence by Stuart Wilde

  • Be careful about how you use your words
    • Don’t commit to things you can’t do
    • Don’t commit to things just please people
    • Don’t say you’re going to do something if you’re not going to do it
  • One of the greatest reasons for lack of self-confidence is lack of ability within an individual to accept change; change is a natural part of living
  • When the person is overtly externalized, they are constantly giving a part of their power to something else

Creative Visualization

  • Seeing yourself going through the motions of the upcoming events, and seeing the motions positive, productive, allowing you the confidence that it will be OK.
    Setting on a new project, a new territory; see yourself moving through that territory & see people reacting to you positively
    Cf. You have an interpersonal conflict with an individual
    Seeing them talking to you positively, responding to your energy, and not causing you the normal problems.
  • Both opinions are right to the individual, and there is always a middle ground where you can resolve the conflict
  • Get in the habit of putting your energy out ahead of yourself, and even though you do not know the exact circumstances that you find yourself in, you can visualize & create a feeling of resonating positivity.
  • To be confident, you do not have to know exactly what’ll happen to you in any one given set of circumstances or events. All you have to know in your own creative visualization and your own feeling, no matter what happens, I’ll feel assured and in control at all times.
  • “Am I the person in charge here this time right now?”
    Become as independent as possible:
    Anytime you have to rely on another person, anytime time you have to give away your power to another person, you become subject to their destiny, rather than yours.
  • Meeting people in itself is a resource: the more people you know in the world, the more people you have interacted with, the more familiar you are familiar with the physical planet
    Meeting people is a part of abundance or making money
    Going out and meeting people is a part of creating your base; do it as a discipline
    You have to be in a relationship with them of one kind or another in order to claim the person as a part of your hemisphere of influence
  • As you move out of your lack of confidence, you’re going to have to set up in your feelings an image of yourself that isn’t quite true. Pretend that you’re path when you’re totally there yet. “Fake it ‘til you make it.” Create a feeling of “I’m confident.” Even though there’s a little part of you that absolutely knows that you’re not confident.
    If you’re nervous, try not to show it. If you have fear, control it. If you are uncertain, walk a little slower, but begin to resonate this confidence to the outside world.
    By expressing confidence outwardly, gradually you obtain the confidence within.
  • For people to accept you, you have to put yourself in their shoes, and experience yourself with them. If you’re open & friendly & cheery & positive, and your appearance is clean & tidy, they’ll accept you.
  • How people react to you is impinge upon how strong & confident you feel about yourself
  • Doesn’t matter where this lack of confidence may be, where it is that you want to strengthen yourself; create this positivity as an absolute discipline in your life.
    Doesn’t matter if it’s really true just as long as you express positivity.
  • Feel that the goal is already granted, that the goal is already inside your feelings
  • Detach somewhat from the goal. As you begin to move towards it, release the attachment or the emotion that you have about the goal. Sometimes things take longer than you think
  • What was important a month ago suddenly is not so important, but you had to travel along the path in order for you to discover the direction that you wanted
  • Head out, understating that you’ll never know, and be happy in the not-knowing.
  • You had to be on the path in order for that opportunity to find you
  • The inner mind cannot tell the difference between fact and fantasy.
  • As you go into uncertainty, take time out to familiarize yourself with the situation
  • Constantly expand your hemisphere of influence
  • Most accidents happen under emotional stress