Tips and Tools to Build Confidence and Consistency

John Maxwell says that your success is determined by your daily agenda. In other words, your daily activity determines your success.

You may be experiencing frustration because you are (pretty much) staying consistent and still not getting to where you want to be. It’s not only about habits, but also about the emotion and belief that you will achieve.

Fatigue and burn-out are two words I’ve heard expressed so much this year---zoom fatigue, thinking fatigue, meeting fatigue, diet fatigue…So when we begin to feel exhausted and burned out, it’s more challenging too, using Nike’s slogan…just do it.

This time of year, with upcoming holidays, we can expect even more distractions than we’ve already had throughout the year. If you don’t believe in yourself, your confidence wanes so you stop trying as hard.

I am offering some tools to keep moving forward:

· three tips on what to do to stay consistent;
· plus, interesting findings and guidelines on how to build and keep your confidence so that you will remain consistent.

This letter is jam-packed with information and ideas, so please keep reading and take your time and re-read if you need to so that you can absorb it all.

3 Tips on what to do to stay consistent:

1) Know your purpose – this is your big picture toward your goals. For example, A personal goal for me is that I am in the process of training for the Susan G Komen walk 20 miles to cure breast cancer (previously it was 60 miles so this should be relatively simple). My purpose is to support those who can’t afford to get the medical care they need and generate revenue for more research to end this disease.

2) Know yourself – use your purpose and your personality style to keep you taking the necessary steps. I offer DISC style assessments to clients to help them recognize and maximize their strengths.

· D= dominant, direct – if this is you, stay focused on your desired results and check your goals often
· I= inspired, influence- if this is you, have fun with your activity and reward yourself for achieving success along the way
· S= support, steady- if this is you, be patient and remain mindful of the outcome you anticipate while valuing the process
· C= compliant, critical – if this is you, allow yourself to complete projects that aren’t perfect, enjoy mastering the skill or activity... even if it’s not perfect

I am an ID, so referencing the example above, I keep myself motivated by establishing the training and fundraising goals and tracking them, and I do reward myself once I walk a lot of miles in a day (an ice cream cone is my go-to treat).

3) Value the process – it’s a journey (Rome was not built in a day). Going back to my example of training for the walk, I know I cannot get up and walk 20 miles without preparation so I train in chunks: 3 miles, 8 miles, 13 miles, etc. So, I look forward to listening to audible, podcasts, and walking with friends as I train. It IS a process.

Confidence growth=Belief growth

Remember the book about the little engine that could? What did he keep saying? “I think I can.” “I think I can.” And he did.
Believe you can and believe you will.

I recently attended a workshop by a company called Rise Up. They shared some eye-opening data that I want to share with you.

1) Here are the top challenges according to research. It's interesting to see differences between women and men. As you review, which two or three do you agree that might be prohibiting your achievement?

Women | Men
Imposter Syndrome | Being rejected
Perfectionist Mindset I Expressing emotions
Asking for what you want | Body physique
Self-Talk Salary | Finances
Trusting your intuition | Prioritizing personal development
Speaking up | “Man up” complex

2) Four categories impact our confidence:

Family - Childhood upbringing, sibling birth order, economic and social status

Society - Extended family, society expectations, social media

Genetics - We are born with certain genes that affect our positive/negative nature

Romance - Relationships that lead to either broken hearts or feelings of loyalty

There is a lot to unpack here. So, as you study these factors, between the four categories (family, society, genetics, and romance) and your top challenges described above, I encourage you to stop-reflect-choose one category that may be limiting you. Identify a new way to respond to achieve your purpose and create opportunities rather than be hindered by a limitation.

Remember to refer to the 3 tips on what to do, remove the obstacles that used to stop you so you will step consistently toward your vision, your dream, and your goals.

Whew, that was a lot to absorb. These are the kinds of topics we will be discussing in our Powerful mastermind group. If you feel this would be helpful to explore further, or value peer synergy, click here to learn more.

Here's a quote that I recently saw, loved, and had to share:

"Be the empty glass. Always be the student."

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Michelle Beauchamp
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