Always ask yourself what's the worst that could happen and then plan a course of action to handle what you actually have control over while minimizing the risks for what you do not have control over.

If you re feeling unsure or nervous about something, just imagine yourself as a hot celebrity or a hotshot lawyer or someone successful that you admire.

Always keep trying and don't give up after the first try. Instead, keep trying until you suceed and more importantly, learn from why your previous attempts ended in failure and figure out a way to overcome these reasons or hurdles.

If you have done something fantastic and you deserve credit for it, don't be afraid to give yourself credit - even if its only in your mind and if no-one else chooses to recognize your accomplishment.

Always stand up straight as standing tall rather than slouching will automatically give yourself a confidence boost. Specifically, stand up with your feet apart, your tummy tucked in, your shoulders broadened and your neck straight.

Don't forget to always smile as you will not only look your best when you smile but you will also feel more confident and happy about yourself. Moreover, you will put others in a happier mood.

Do not use negative words like can't or never or won't. After all and if you believe that something cannot be done, chances are you will only prove yourself right.

Sitting around bored with nothing to do will not give you confidence nor make you feel happy or good about yourself. Instead, go out and exercise or just be active as an active brain and body will increase your confidence level.

Remember to eat happy foods such as chocolate, ice-cream, strawberries etc as such foods will increase your brain's serotonin levels and help you to feel happier.

Try to face fear head-on rather than try to avoid it. In other words, go ahead and volunteer to speak in front of a big crowd or parachute out of an airplane if you ave the fear of heights.

Remember that not everything will go according to plan. Accept both mistakes and rejections as they come but more importantly, learn from your mistakes and find out why you were rejected.

Come up with a list of all of the thing or activities that you are good at. More importantly, spend time analyzing the list to figure out why you are good at doing the things listed on it.

Find ways to help other as being useful or feeling that you are useful will be a great confidence booster - especially when other people tell you how much they appreciate your help.

Discovering passions is important. If you have something that you love to do, you have something to look forward to doing. It will also help you cope with stress.

Personal growth is a process, and it should be seen as such. If you are feeling overwhelmed, you should start by making a list of areas where you would like to grow. Break these goals down into smaller ones that are easier to handle.

Everyone has their own pet peeves. These are things that annoy us in our daily life and must be addressed. Try to put your pet peeves into perspective to keep them from interfering with your life.

Try to laugh every day. Laughter is important to your health and can make things better. Whether you watch a funny movie or spend time with a humorous friend, do something everyday to bring some joy into your life.

You cannot expect others to love you if you do not first have the confidence to love yourself. Hence and when you wake up every morning, give yourself a great big hug.

Every time you look in the mirror, be sure to give yourself a great big smile. Even better, pay yourself a compliment for how well you look. This will boost your confidence.

Take part in activities that you enjoy doing and will make you feel positive about yourself. These activities can include doing volunteer work to just going out for a walk around your neighborhood for execise.

Be sure to listen to yourself and not just to others. In other words, when your body, mind or gut is telling you something, you should be listening to it.

Get rid of the negatives in your life or anything that will drag down your confidence. For example: If you have friends who are being negative, either find new friends who are more positive or stay away from them until they become more positive.

Surround yourself with positive things and positive people. Moreover over and if you can't be physically surrounded by positive people, surround yourself with pictures of the most positive and upbeat people you know.

While its ok not to always be honest with other people in certain circumstances, always be totally honest with yourself. Just don't be so bruttally honest that you beat up on your self.

Disarm any negative or nagging voice that may be lurking deep inside of you. You can do this by thinking about a volume control and then thinking about turning the volume either down or completely off.

Remember: If you ask enough people for whatever it is that you want (within reason), you will probably eventually find someone who will give it to you. Afterall, the best sales people know that sales is a numbers game.

Look into the past or even the future and ask yourself whether the problems that you currently face right now are really all that bad. In other words, put things into proper prospective.

Look for someone who is already confident at doing something that you want to do and just copy them. Either talk to them or people they know or find another way to get exposure to them.

If you are doing something new for the first time, just imagine that you have already done it. More importantly, imagine that you were wildly successful at doing it already in the past.