| ent"> | | | | of the car getting moving from a standing start. |
| When we feel down, it is easy to get into a spiral of | | | | Imagine if the battery was dead and you had to push |
| doubt and low confidence. If things have not been | | | | the car to get it started.It might be impossible for you |
| going well, you might feel that your skills are deserting | | | | to push the car to a speed of 50 miles an hour, but by |
| you. You might lose all confidence in your abilities. | | | | pushing it you can get it up to a speed that you can |
| Unfortunately falling confidence makes performing | | | | start the engine and let it do the work from there. |
| competently even harder. It’s like a self-fulfilling | | | | It’s the same with your confidence. You just |
| decline. The less confident you feel, the worse you | | | | need to get yourself started feeling confident and then |
| perform and so the less confident you feel. | | | | it will be easier after that. |
| Many people, even the most confident, go through | | | | So how do you start? You need to get some small |
| times in their life when they get into this kind of rut. As | | | | successes under your belt. You need to celebrate |
| the laws of physics will tell you, getting a car started | | | | small things. If you are having trouble getting the big |
| from being stationary takes a lot more energy than | | | | wins in life, start focusing on the details. Get the details |
| accelerating when you are already moving. | | | | right. And celebrate every time you get the details right. |
| Trying to build confidence when you are feeling | | | | That happy feeling when you are doing small things |
| anything but can be difficult. Sadly, when we are in | | | | right will start to spread and make improvement that |
| these situations, we often get well-meaning people | | | | much easier. |
| telling us Just be more confident or You need | | | | Once you get some momentum going, then you will |
| to be more confident. I would if I could! | | | | find it easier and easier to build your confidence. |
| While it may be difficult to start feeling confident in the | | | | The key is to be patient and really concentrate on the |
| midst of a confidence rut, it is not impossible. What you | | | | small successes you can achieve. Then build it up |
| need is the right approach. And the right approach | | | | slowly. If you can continue taking small steps in the right |
| involves taking things slowly. Returning to the example | | | | direction, you will eventually get there. |