12 Best Ways To Improve Communication Skills And Build Up Confidence

 

1. Go Out There And Practice. It is not going to get any better by you just hiding in the corner. Go approach someone. The first time is always the worst. It gets better after that!
2. Realize That Rejection Only Hurts Your Ego. You do not suddenly become less valuable because you were rejected. You as a person are still you. The only thing rejection hurts is something in your head; which is not all you are.
3. Chose To Be Confident. You can simply decide to be confident today. You need no reason to feel confident inside; You can simply decide on it. Think about what a confident person would do in your situation and do it!
4. Face Your Fears. The only reason you are not saying what you want, not being utterly yourself and the only reason you are holding back is because you are afraid something could turn bad. You could lose your status, your friends or be embarrassed. Become okay with that and you will be instantly more confident.
5. Have An Open Posture. Hands on your sides, back straight, chest out and head held level. “Motion creates Emotion.” - Tony Robbins. Various Psychological studies have been done on confident body language, specifically in CEOs. Take up space and stand, sit and walk proudly.
6. Fail On Purpose. Next time you are talking to a stranger, fail the conversation. Really screw up a conversation with a stranger to see if it really is as bad as you imagine. This will likely make you re-evaluate why you’ve been afraid.
7. Practice More. Practice talking when you are on your own, in front of the mirror, talking to strangers and go at every social situation with the intention to engage the conversation as much as possible.
8. Speak From Your Chest Not Your Throat. Take a deep breath and try to bring your voice from the pits of your stomach. Test this by putting your hand on your throat and chest when you speak. If your chest is vibrating while you speak you are in good shape to have your voice carry further and be heard.
9. Smile. Force yourself to do this. Everyone is more attentive when faced with someone who is smiling.
10. Practice Active Listening. Don’t just speak but listen too. Know why that person is telling you this and really get interested and invested in them and their life. This will make you more charming and charismatic to everyone around.
11. Have A Good Time. If you are having a good time while talking to someone that emotion of joy will transfer to them. This will make them easier to talk to, you easier to get along with and you will strengthen the relationship you have with them. Everyone wants to be happy and if you can create an atmosphere of happiness most people will gravitate towards you.
12. Practice Some More. I know you already are doing this from point #1 and #7, but do some more still. This is the most important thing and the most uncomfortable thing for you. Go out there and talk to as many people as possible within a set amount of time each day. This is what is going to get you to become an amazing speaker and communicator.

7 Financial Tips Everyone Should Know

 

1. Live below your means. Eat cheap to invest the saved money in business. You must deprive yourself of money early, so you can invest your way to wealth.
2. Build a machine. An average millionaire has 7-income streams. You can’t become wealthy by your job or business alone. You need to create systems of passive income where you put invest $10k in ads and get $100k back.
3. Good debt vs Bad debt. Bad debt is that loses you money like credit card or high-interest loans. Good debt is that makes you more money than the interest you pay. Example: If you buy a property on debt and have the rental income higher than your loan payments.
4. Save 10% every month. People who don’t have money saved, are one disaster away from a debt spiral. They can lose their job or get an accidental medical bill and resort to high-interest debt. Don’t be those people’.
5. Invest money in you. People think they are smart to not buy a (valid) course but it’s the dumbest decision. The only place where you must spend freely is self-improvement. Because without it, your income won't increase.
6. Planned purchases. You can buy yourself nice things but the real enemy is impulse purchases. You order it only to find out you don’t need it that much. That’s why when you want something, the more planned the better.
7. Friends with savings. Don’t throw your money away with people who spend at expensive restaurants or on useless wants. You need to have friends who have the same economic-values as you do. Remember, when poor people make fun of your money choices, you are on your way to wealth.

10 Financial Advice You Should Give Yourself In The Past 10 Years

1. Save and invest as quickly as possible. Don’t try to impress people who you don't even like. Spend how the rich really spend and not how you think they do.
2. Watch out for fees
3. Don’t try to market time
4. Give up, or dramatically reduce, alcohol. Watch out for lifestyle more generally, including exercise. It directly and indirectly helps with spending and lifestyle choices
5. Rebalance a portfolio only when it is rationally to do so, when there are clear winner and losers, in other words one component is performing much better than the other
6. Read the academic literature on investing inside out. Yes even the boring work.
7. Do not believe a lot of the non-academic forces out there, such as CNBC and Bloomberg, with their sensational headlines - A crash is coming!
8. Have a globally diversified portfolio of equities and bonds.
9. Even though the main focus should be on spending habits and not income, have multiple income streams
10. Be long-term focused

Most people know some off these 10, and a few people know all of these 10, but implementing plans and keeping to them is most difficult.

Top 8 Most Powerful Lessons From The Book "Ego is the Enemy"

1. Your worst enemy lives in you.

"Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, your worst enemy already lives inside you: your ego."

Since pride is in us, it is either we feed it or starve it.

How you deal with your pride makes the big difference.

2. Manage your pride

"Your ego is not some power you’re forced to satiate at every turn. It can be managed. It can be directed."

As soon as you feel you are becoming egoistic, boastful, and proud – you can tell yourself to stop.

3. Pride tells you to talk, humility tells you to listen.

Ego encourages you to lift yourself and base your worth on nothing or false worth.

On the other hand, humility tells you how important it is to listen to people.

4. Become a student

Ego tells you not to listen to anyone.

As a result, you stop learning.

When you become a student, you lay aside your pride.

You admit to yourself that you don’t know everything. 

So, if you want to keep on learning, learn to be humble first.

5. Help people become great

Ego focuses on self.

Humility focuses on others.

If you want to become great, you need to help other people become great.

That’s just how the universal law works.

6. Don’t be afraid to take the low position

Ego drives you to make certain decisions just to please others, causing a lot of problems along the way.

Do what other people refuse to do simply because they think they are too important to do it themselves.

7. Ego sways us from our ultimate goal.

"We’re never happy with what we have, we want what others have too. 

We start out knowing what is important to us, but once we’ve achieved it, we lose sight of our priorities. 

Ego sways us, & can ruin us."

8. Ego is the wicked sister of success & failure

When you succeed, don’t give in to the temptation of feeling important.

Don’t think that you are better than others just because you have succeeded.

When you fail, don’t feel like you have been cheated or u have been sabotaged.

Have a nice day.

17 Behaviors Or Traits Of Confident People

#1. Eye Contact

Eye contact is the first sign that a man or woman's confidence level is above average and that the person has nothing to fear or hide.

They also dress impeccably and have nothing to be ashamed of about themselves or their dressing style.

#2. They Don't Give a Damn What Other People Think

Self-confident people don't give a damn about what other people think or say about them.

They recognize that opinions are just opinions and can be false, fictitious, or biased.

#3. They Speak with Confidence

Self-confident people are not afraid to speak their mind. They've mastered the art of private or public speaking and can be charismatic if the need arises.

#4. Their Happiness Comes From Within

Self-confident people don't look for happiness externally.

They’re not easily intimidated by challenges, but remain calm regardless of situations.

#5. They’re Subtly Bold

Self-confident women are not afraid to display their femininity. They're usually the first person to approach men, giving the impression that they're easy to get, while in reality they're the most hard to get.

In the case of men, they're not afraid to approach women, regardless of their social status or fame.

#6. They're Not Easily Swayed

Self-confident people are not easily swayed or intimidated by crowds. They have the power to say No, and will not accept things just to please other people.

#7. They Make Bold Decisions

Decisiveness is a clear sign of high level of confidence and high self-esteem.

A self-confident man or woman is not afraid to make decisions and take responsibility no matter the outcome.

#8. They're not Shy

Shyness is a clear sign of lack of self-confidence and self-esteem, therefore the opposite of this must be a person full of confidence.

#9. They Dare to Try

Self-confident people are always trying out new things, and they can sometimes be unpredictable.

#10. They’re Not Easily Intimidated

Fear of failure or defeat are not in the vocabulary of a highly self-confident and courageous person. Self-confident people don't get angry easily. They understand that defeat always takes place in the mind.

A self-confident person takes everything in stride and therefore, attracts success naturally.

#11. Not Afraid to Ask Questions

A self-confident person asks tough questions because they know that the best way to get quality answers is to ask challenging questions.

#12. They Take Risks

Self-confident people take risks as though it were second-nature.

They don't hesitate to take risk especially if something is worth doing. They don't blame themselves either, when things go wrong.

#13. They Don't Fear Strangers

Self-confident people don't fear approaching and talking to total strangers.

They enjoy opening up to other people because they understand this is the best way to extract vital information from people. It's part of the excitement and an adventure.

#14. They’re Not Easily Shocked

Self-confident people are not easily shocked by bad or good news.

They've mastered the art of patience and know that news need to be processed first before they can be acted upon. They understand that news of whatever nature can be misleading, false, or fake.

#15. They're Go-Getters

Self-confident people are Go-Getters. They understand the need to take advantage of an opportunity if it's worth it.

They understand failure as well as success.

#16. They’re Ambiverts

Self-confident people can be extroverted either by design or when the need arises, or they can be introverted when the situation calls for it.

They're ambiverts by design.

#17. They Don't Gamble

Self-confident people don't take risks they can't control, like gambling.

They understand that gambling is not a game of numbers, but a game of chance where the chances always tend to go the wrong way.