How Your Personal Values Boost Your Confidence
All of us have personal values, no matter who we are.
We all have values - beliefs about what is important in life - and our attitudes and behaviour tend to reflect the beliefs we hold.
You may not have taken much time to consider your personal values or how they might affect your confidence, but it is important to realise that when it comes to building your confidence your values are just as important as any achievements or successes you have in life.
When we are good at something it tends to increase our self-esteem.
For example, if you are good at playing the piano or drawing, these aptitudes will make you feel good about yourself because you do them well.
However, you don't need a long list of achievements or talents in order to boost your confidence - having a strong set of personal beliefs is just as important.
Liking yourself is crucial to your self-confidence and your personal values play an important role here.
All too often we don't consider our beliefs, so it's essential to take some time to consider what really matters to you in life.
For instance, you might be a natural "people person" - you like the company of others and wish to help and support them.
You may aim to be selfless in this but it is also important to recognise the personal gains you get from your beliefs.
Helping others probably makes you feel good about yourself and raises your confidence, and so it should.
Be happy that this is a part of your nature and your personal beliefs and enjoy the benefits you feel.
If you hold religious or spiritual beliefs you may find that these assist you in becoming more grateful, peaceful, loving and calm.
If your beliefs centre around animal welfare and the environment, you will increase your levels of compassion and sense of contributing to a larger cause.
Political beliefs are also a way of increasing your self esteem because you are pursuing your personal values and issues that are important to you.
If you have strong family values, you will feel proud that you are a loving spouse or parent and nurture relationships with those you love.
Whatever your personal values are, they are there to contribute positively to the world, to make it a better place regardless of the scale of your actions.
Identifying your values means you need to give yourself time to stop to think about what is important to you, not about what you have achieved or succeeded in doing.
And don't make the mistake of thinking that in order to be a worthwhile human being your personal values have to achieve something spectacular or be linked to something "significant".
We are not looking at a results-orientated way of thinking but instead are focusing on what you can do to bring a greater level of self-respect and confidence.
You do not need to become the next Mother Teresa or Martin Luther King! Remember that although pride in what we achieve is important, achievements can be short-lived.
A far more permanent and long-lasting way to increase our confidence is to like ourselves as people for what we believe rather than what we achieve.
Your values follow you everywhere in your life and therefore it is vital to acknowledge them and give them the appreciation they deserve.
We all have values - beliefs about what is important in life - and our attitudes and behaviour tend to reflect the beliefs we hold.
You may not have taken much time to consider your personal values or how they might affect your confidence, but it is important to realise that when it comes to building your confidence your values are just as important as any achievements or successes you have in life.
When we are good at something it tends to increase our self-esteem.
For example, if you are good at playing the piano or drawing, these aptitudes will make you feel good about yourself because you do them well.
However, you don't need a long list of achievements or talents in order to boost your confidence - having a strong set of personal beliefs is just as important.
Liking yourself is crucial to your self-confidence and your personal values play an important role here.
All too often we don't consider our beliefs, so it's essential to take some time to consider what really matters to you in life.
For instance, you might be a natural "people person" - you like the company of others and wish to help and support them.
You may aim to be selfless in this but it is also important to recognise the personal gains you get from your beliefs.
Helping others probably makes you feel good about yourself and raises your confidence, and so it should.
Be happy that this is a part of your nature and your personal beliefs and enjoy the benefits you feel.
If you hold religious or spiritual beliefs you may find that these assist you in becoming more grateful, peaceful, loving and calm.
If your beliefs centre around animal welfare and the environment, you will increase your levels of compassion and sense of contributing to a larger cause.
Political beliefs are also a way of increasing your self esteem because you are pursuing your personal values and issues that are important to you.
If you have strong family values, you will feel proud that you are a loving spouse or parent and nurture relationships with those you love.
Whatever your personal values are, they are there to contribute positively to the world, to make it a better place regardless of the scale of your actions.
Identifying your values means you need to give yourself time to stop to think about what is important to you, not about what you have achieved or succeeded in doing.
And don't make the mistake of thinking that in order to be a worthwhile human being your personal values have to achieve something spectacular or be linked to something "significant".
We are not looking at a results-orientated way of thinking but instead are focusing on what you can do to bring a greater level of self-respect and confidence.
You do not need to become the next Mother Teresa or Martin Luther King! Remember that although pride in what we achieve is important, achievements can be short-lived.
A far more permanent and long-lasting way to increase our confidence is to like ourselves as people for what we believe rather than what we achieve.
Your values follow you everywhere in your life and therefore it is vital to acknowledge them and give them the appreciation they deserve.
