Over the last few months the media has been on and on about consumer confidence being low. Given we’re all consumers, I guess that means we’re all low in confidence.
Confidence is a very important part of your character. If people think you lack confidence, they will probably take advantage of you or steal your handbag or something.
So we’d like to help everyone get their confidence back with some tips for building confidence.
- Start every morning with a mantra such as “I am the greatest”, “I rock my world” or “I will probably get through today without breaking down and sobbing”
- Make a list of your strong points. Then throw it away because it will just bring you down when you realise you don’t have that many strong points.
- Make a list of someone elses strong points, like a champion sportsman or an award winning academic. Then put your name on the top and stick it to your fridge.
- Pretend you are a superhero. Make yourself a superhero suit and wear it everywhere. (note: masks may have to be removed when entering a bank).
- Pick a fight with someone weaker than you. Then fight them. And win. (Children and old people are a great place to start)
- Pick a fight with someone really really tough. You may be beaten to a pulp, but everyone will think it was very brave of you to try.
- Only watch inspirational movies like Jerry Maguire, Chariots of Fire or Requiem for a Dream.
- If people intimidate you, look carefully for a flaw in their physical appearance and point it out to them. If they are really tough, do it anonymously, by email.
- Take a picture of your most attractive friend and put it on a dating website with your details and wait for the compliments to roll in.
- Every time you see Donald Trump on TV, shout "You're fired" at him.
- Listen to people like Jessica Simpson, Kyle Sandilands or George Bush – and feel good when you realise there are much more stupid people than yourself in the world.
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Your Tips for Building Confidence
- Leave love-letters lying around for yourself. This is a great way to see, every single day, that somebody loves you. For example, my screenname on MSN is I <3 Ryan. Therefore, every time I sign in, I get reminded of how much I'm loved, and I keep getting reminded every time I talk to anybody.
Ryan The Great [17 Aug 2008]
- Steal candy from a baby...cruel yes, but WOW it feels good! (plus you get candy!)
steph porrino [18 Aug 2008]
- Kick a puppy....it might help! You never know!!
steph porrino [18 Aug 2008]
- Make a video clip of yourself standing in front of hundreds of national monuments all over the world, saying
The Max [20 Aug 2008]
- look at nasty people like they had a big wart just removed from their forehead and look at yourself like you are so lucky because you are nice and g-d gave you this GIFT; also, i take offense at steph's comment: sorry, you should NEVER hurt an animal.
Judith Rubin [20 Aug 2008]
- offer a dog doo-doo "candy bar" to any person who suggests that hurting any kindhearted defenseless animal is funny.
Judith Rubin [20 Aug 2008]
- Everytime you see yourself in the mirror give a small compliment..
Timothy Russell [20 Aug 2008]
- Just do it.
Silent Dan [23 Aug 2008]
- Make a suit. Made of confidence.
Silent Dan [23 Aug 2008]
- Send me $1,000,000. Well, it will make ME confident...
Silent Dan [23 Aug 2008]
- Only associate with people who are fatter, uglier or more stupid that you
Harriet James [26 Aug 2008]
- Cocaine and ecstasy are a chemicals cooperating for empathetic superiority.
Alex Storino [28 Aug 2008]
- A Procedure for building confidence:
1. Get intrigued by an advert on Facebook
2. Click on the link
3. Read the suggestions on how to build confidence written by members on the the listings at GORSKYS.COM.
4. Critically analyze them.
5. Realize that they blow like the wind.
6. Sign up to become a member on the spot and write your own insult at their expense.
7. Win the contest.
Alex Storino [28 Aug 2008]
- Go to Harrods and look at a really expensive item, and say loudly "Nah i dont think i need another one of them."
Dean Robson [28 Aug 2008]
- Pretend to be the greatest, most awesome person in the world. Eventually, even you will believe you are.
CozB [31 Aug 2008]
- Win an internet argument. Heck, if you can do that, you can do anything.
CozB [31 Aug 2008]
Building Confidence
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