Visualization helps boost self-confidence. To use visualization:
• Find a comfortable quiet place. Close your eyes and vividly imagine yourself in a situation that has a positive outcome. You might picture yourself in front of people making an outstanding presentation. Do this again and again until you feel more comfortable.
• Picture yourself conversing with someone who previously intimidated you and made you feel uncomfortable. Mentally rehearse a positive interaction, one in which you remain calm, presenting your views in a confident, forthright manner and responding in a clear, concise, self-confident way.
• Don’t ruminate and keep going over the whys and what-ifs. Vow to learn from the experience, but don’t assume the mistake labels you as a failure or as one bound to commit the same error in the future.
Hap LeCrone, a Cox News Service columnist, is a clinical psychologist. Write him at 4555 Lake Shore Dr., Waco, TX 76710; or send email.
hlecrone@aol.com
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