3 Bizarre Tricks to Boost Your Confidence in Just Minutes

Science has proven that your physiology affects your psychology. This is just a fancy way of saying that what you do (your behavior) affects the way you feel (level of confidence). For example, it’s almost impossible to feel bad while you are smiling.

Try it out. Plaster a big ear-to-ear grin across that sexy mug of yours and tell me how you feel. Well

Studies have shown that when you mimic the Victory Pose, standing tall with both arms above your head as if you just won a race, you will immediate experience an increase in testosterone (the power hormone) and a decrease in cortisol (the stress hormone).

We see this throughout the animal kingdom especially in alpha male primates who use the Victory Pose to mark and protect their territory. Without this composition of high testosterone and low cortisol one has a difficulty of reaching high levels of confidence.

So next time you are feeling unconfident just raise your fists in the air and smile for two minutes and let the power hormone kick in and give you a shot of testosterone and a boost of confidence.

If you want to take this principle even further, simply ask yourself, “how would a confident person stand, walk, talk, etc.," and then model those behaviors.

For example: Stand tall with your shoulders back. Walk with purpose and with a bit of swagger. Talk louder and use dramatic pauses (shows that you expect others will listen). Adopt these behaviors and you will instantly feel a boost in confidence AND others will naturally perceive you as more confident and charismatic.

All aspects of fear, nervousness and anxiety in our lives are caused by us not being fully present in the moment. Our mind is always fighting for control forcing us to dwell on past event or possible future outcomes.

Think about it, when you feel a lack of confidence isn’t it because all of your attention is on the past or future? You are either focusing on how awful it was last time you were in that situation or you are dwelling on all the possible worst outcomes, instead of just being right there living in the moment.

When you are "in the moment", you cannot not feel anxiety from past failures or worry about a perpetual bleak future. You are just there, experiencing everything that is going on in the present moment, fully grounded and aware of your body and what is going on in your environment.

So how do you overcome fear and anxiousness by getting grounded and present? It’s super easy. Here are simple 3 methods for stopping the chatter in your head to help you come back to the present moment:

1. Focus on Your Breathing. Take 3 deep breathes right now as you are reading this. Allow your lungs to expand and take in about 50% more oxygen than usual. Notice how you feel and how your focus goes out of your "head" and into your "body". You feel a lot more relaxed, calm and present don’t you?
2. Bring Your Awareness into Your Body. Notice the sensations in your body. Feel your feet on the ground. If you are nervous, allow yourself to experience the nervousness, instead of trying to use logical thinking to try and make it disappear. As you allow yourself to experience and be fully aware of all the sensations in your body, including your nervousness, your focus comes right back into the present moment and the energy in your head (focusing on the past or future) will dissipate and the worry and anxiousness will subside.
3. Scan the Vicinity. Notice what’s going on in your environment. Pay very close attention to every little detail. Scan your environment right now and notice some details that you didn’t notice prior. If you are talking with someone and you need to get present then scanning the vicinity may be inappropriate. Instead notice the details on the person’s face, in particular their eyes. Notice the different shades of colors, the red reins, the tiny wrinkles, etc.. This brings your awareness back to what is going on right now, back to the present moment.