Changing How You Walk To Feel More Confident
Your body language sends signals to other people about how confident you feel inside.
But it also sends these signals back to yourself.
If you want to build confidence, you can do it by changing the way you walk, which influences positively the way you feel.
Here are two great tips for doing this: 1.
Walk Like You Own The Place Your body language says a lot about your confidence, and this affects the way other people relate to you.
It also has a reinforcing effect on the way you see yourself; be it positive or negative.
So improving your body language helps you build confidence, especially in social situations.
Good body language involves standing up straight, keeping your head up, your shoulders back, your chest slightly raised and a relaxed easy-going smile on your face.
That's a lot to think about without feeling self-conscious, so the easiest way to do this is to walk around as if you own the place.
If you're out at a nightclub, don't walk around like just another guy there to meet women; walk around as if you are the owner.
Say to yourself "I own this place" and "This is my club", and your body language will follow.
Wherever you are tell yourself "I own this place".
At work it might be "I own this company" or "I'm the boss here".
Walking the street try "I own this sidewalk".
At the beach "This is my beach".
On the bus "I own this bus", or "I own this bus company".
When flying "This is my private jet".
Walk as if you own everything around you, and keep practising until you adopt the "I own it" attitude in your body.
2.
Walk Barefoot As Much As Possible Did you get brought up in a sanitised environment to help keep you safe? Often our mothers and fathers tried to protect us from any danger around us.
They strapped shoes on our feet to protect us, and in doing so they cut us off from direct contact with the earth and stopped us from developing tough protective skin on the soles of our feet.
Our outer skin stayed sensitive and vulnerable, and the tentative way we walk the earth without this protection can be a metaphor for the way we respond to the world generally.
Our ancestors walked the earth barefoot, and developed skin that protected them.
Many indigenous people still walk barefoot.
In doing so, they stay connected to the earth and feel part of the universe in which they live, rather than a separate entity threatened by the danger it presents.
It's time to toughen up those feet and regain your connection to the earth by walking barefoot as much as possible from now on.
Stop treading lightly on the ground for fear that you might hurt yourself.
Instead, plant your feet firmly on the ground.
Avoid broken glass of course, but be prepared for the odd bindi or rough surface that might cause minor irritation.
Don't over-react to it, just remove the thorn from the sole of your foot and move on.
They'll become less of a nuisance over time.
Walk with confidence and intention, knowing that you are a child of the universe growing into a confident adult man.
Start walking barefoot as much as possible whenever you have the opportunity to do so.
But it also sends these signals back to yourself.
If you want to build confidence, you can do it by changing the way you walk, which influences positively the way you feel.
Here are two great tips for doing this: 1.
Walk Like You Own The Place Your body language says a lot about your confidence, and this affects the way other people relate to you.
It also has a reinforcing effect on the way you see yourself; be it positive or negative.
So improving your body language helps you build confidence, especially in social situations.
Good body language involves standing up straight, keeping your head up, your shoulders back, your chest slightly raised and a relaxed easy-going smile on your face.
That's a lot to think about without feeling self-conscious, so the easiest way to do this is to walk around as if you own the place.
If you're out at a nightclub, don't walk around like just another guy there to meet women; walk around as if you are the owner.
Say to yourself "I own this place" and "This is my club", and your body language will follow.
Wherever you are tell yourself "I own this place".
At work it might be "I own this company" or "I'm the boss here".
Walking the street try "I own this sidewalk".
At the beach "This is my beach".
On the bus "I own this bus", or "I own this bus company".
When flying "This is my private jet".
Walk as if you own everything around you, and keep practising until you adopt the "I own it" attitude in your body.
2.
Walk Barefoot As Much As Possible Did you get brought up in a sanitised environment to help keep you safe? Often our mothers and fathers tried to protect us from any danger around us.
They strapped shoes on our feet to protect us, and in doing so they cut us off from direct contact with the earth and stopped us from developing tough protective skin on the soles of our feet.
Our outer skin stayed sensitive and vulnerable, and the tentative way we walk the earth without this protection can be a metaphor for the way we respond to the world generally.
Our ancestors walked the earth barefoot, and developed skin that protected them.
Many indigenous people still walk barefoot.
In doing so, they stay connected to the earth and feel part of the universe in which they live, rather than a separate entity threatened by the danger it presents.
It's time to toughen up those feet and regain your connection to the earth by walking barefoot as much as possible from now on.
Stop treading lightly on the ground for fear that you might hurt yourself.
Instead, plant your feet firmly on the ground.
Avoid broken glass of course, but be prepared for the odd bindi or rough surface that might cause minor irritation.
Don't over-react to it, just remove the thorn from the sole of your foot and move on.
They'll become less of a nuisance over time.
Walk with confidence and intention, knowing that you are a child of the universe growing into a confident adult man.
Start walking barefoot as much as possible whenever you have the opportunity to do so.
