Building Your Confidence


Remember a time when you felt really good about yourself, really confident. Perhaps you had accomplished something you were proud of, or maybe you were being complimented for your effort. The actual incident is not important. What is important is the feeling that this memory generates within you...

And when you have that memory of feeling confident, enter into it. See the place you are in, who is with you, and what you are doing. Then fill in the details: the time of year - spring, summer, autumn or winter - the time of the day - morning, afternoon or evening - what you are wearing and feeling, seeing and touching. Hear now what is being said - if anything is being said - or any other sounds - or smells - or tastes.

Now focus on your feelings, your emotions. Really remember how it felt inside - those good, strong, positive feelings - confident and self-assured feelings. Allow those good feelings to grow stronger and more positive, while you take in a really long, deep breath through your nose....... and press together the thumb and the middle finger of your left hand.

Because in from now on, whenever you take in a really long, deep breath through your nose and press together the thumb and the middle finger of the left hand, you are going to feel those good, strong, confident feelings - and you can feel these good feelings anytime you wish, anywhere, in any situation.

Because these good, strong, confident feelings are becoming more and more a part of you, and you are becoming that stronger, more confident person. And remember, any time you want to feel even more confident, all you need to do is to breathe in that really long, deep breath through your nose and press together the thumb and the middle finger of your left hand, and you will feel those good, strong, confident feelings filling your being. And when you do this you will feel wonderful - calmer, more relaxed, and more confident than ever before.