Building Confidence

Mardi, Septembre 7, 2010 - 15:24

September brings with it a season of change and a sense of beginning … back to school, back to work after the summer, a beginning of a new season of training. Change and new beginnings often bring a sense of nervous anticipation as we deal with all the feelings that are brought to the surface. How can we build our confidence to address these feelings? A recent article in the SIRC Collection looks at achieving your sporting success through strengthening your ‘confidence muscle’.

Three key points of the article are highlighted:

• Reflect on your past performances. Identify what factors contributed to success.
• Write a confidence resume. Write out past achievements, successes and anything where you are pleased with yourself.
• Do visualization exercises. Repeatedly imagine you are watching yourself in a movie being the best you can be for your next performance.

As in most cases, lessons learned in sport can be directly applicable to life. So the next time you are facing a new challenge, meet it head on by flexing your new ‘muscle’.

Order the full article from SIRC: (2010). Soar With Incredible Levels of Confidence. Ultra-FIT, 20(4), 40-41.