Elements of FPM Part 3: Confidence/Self Worth

(Above: How the Elements of Forward Positive Momentum interconnect)

Thank You for joining us in this three part series on the Elements of FPM. Today, we conclude our series with Confidence and Self Worth.

Confidence is the belief in yourself that you can meet life's challenges and succeed it is also the attitude of that belief. In 2019 more than any other time in history our confidence is constantly under attack from all the stressors of daily life. We are so busy stacking our achievements and accomplishments, running the mill of the work-life-balance, raising families, commuting, loving, and advocating for others. There just doesn't seem to be that much time for... me? Stay cool as a cucumber we will get you there..

We have to find a way back to ourselves... we can't help anyone else if our own house isn't in order. Confidence is developed like any skill through practice and conditioning. When we lack confidence our motivation and ambition become memories of a fantastical past. They get lost in the maelstrom of daily life. They are forgotten. Once this happens our ability to be mindful is compromised. Any of the spokes on the wheel of FPM are equally important when any one of the vital elements starts to fade it is only a matter of time before the chips fall and only a matter of time before catastrophe strikes.  Let's accelerate to a solution here are several confidence building strategies (outside of 1-on1 coaching that help):

1. Don't Hold Back- your feelings, your devotion, yourself
(learn to be mindful of your feelings, thoughts, emotions, attitude rather than judgemental)

2. Be Yourself- this is a hard one because we often want to make everyone happy: if you're happy you'll radiate happiness and so others will share in that happiness.. it's contagious spread it far and wide!

3.Get Good at something- remember when we talked about motivation and ambition? These are actually great tools for cultivating and expanding on self confidence! 

4.When it all seems overwhelming think of your higher purpose - helping others, making positive changes in your life and the lives of others is a great starting point.

5.Take the time to get to know yourself- practices like mindfulness are really great for this approach. Knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help you find areas to work on (like in step 3) so that you can be a more confident you.

6.Make a point to get in some physical activity- even walking for 5 minutes a day and increasing in intervals can do wonders for your confidence.

7.Surround yourself with Support- Find and attract those within your inner circle that will promote your feeling of well being. This is a pretty tough challenge as without personal awareness it's sometimes hard to identify the negative influences. Start with awareness work from there. 

Is how much value we put in ourselves as a person.

How can we rate ourselves as a person? It's a subjective question that each individual has to answer for themselves but we often miss it in the self-talk and thoughts that slip away from us on a daily basis.  
"I did a great job on that project", "I look like shit this morning".
  

Our self talk reveals a lot about our inner world that we often won't admit to ourselves.

We like to leave our readers with some resources- food for thought as it were. If you have done the FPM Test today after having read this article go back and do it again.. if not do the Test and then do one in about an hour or so. Let us know your result in the forum, let's build some answers!