| One of the ways to solve stress is by becoming more | | | | used to a great feeling. |
| self-confident. You probably know those people who | | | | 3. Say the following words to yourself every morning: |
| always come late. They seem not to care that they | | | | "my work will be rewarded." Write them down on a |
| are late. They have a big smile and almost everybody | | | | piece of paper and keep it with you, so you don't |
| accepts it. When you think you'll be late it will give you | | | | forget. |
| stress. I don't want to tell you that you should be a | | | | 4. Take responsibility for your decisions. This is |
| latecomer and be happy with it. But when it does | | | | important. When you can take responsibility and can |
| happen, it would be nice not to be stressed and just | | | | say that you were wrong, it means that you accept |
| relaxed. Of course this counts for other situations, | | | | yourself the way you are. You accept that you are |
| where you could be more relaxed instead of stressed. | | | | not perfect. By knowing that you don't have to be |
| It's necessary to be self-confident if you want to be | | | | perfect you gain al lot of self-confidence. Maybe this is |
| relaxed in a stressing situation. So I'll give you some | | | | a difficult one. But it's important! |
| ideas about how to establish self-confidence. | | | | 5. An easy one: read biographies of famous people |
| 1. Skip the words 'I can't' and 'I have to'. Do this | | | | you admire. While reading you will identify yourself with |
| consistently, so within a few weeks you really don't | | | | them, this will make you feel more self-confident. |
| use them anymore | | | | It is possible to follow all five bits of advice |
| 2. While relaxing, think about yourself achieving your | | | | simultaneously. Do it for one month and you will feel |
| success. Visualise your success and how you would | | | | the difference. |
| feel when you achieved it. That way you can get | | | | |