Self-confidence is a hard-won thing, and difficult to guarantee even at the best of times.
In a nation plagued by mental health struggles, it is no surprise that low self-esteem is a commonality. Thankfully, confidence-building is not a practice locked behind some GP’s doors and is something you can develop in your own time whenever you feel ready to. But what can building confidence look like?
Improving Appearance
One of the more immediate ways in which we address our self-confidence is with appearance. The way we present ourselves to others can feel part and parcel of our own identity inside, even if we do not see ourselves on an hour-by-hour basis; to this end, having some agency over how we look can be extremely important to how we feel in a wider sense.
There are numerous ways to approach image and self-image, regardless of the potential roadblocks in our way at any given moment. One of the more common – and seemingly unassailable – of these roadblocks is that of thinning or disappearing hair. That said, there are some easy ways to address thinning hair to improve your self-confidence. For one, hair products in the form of hair building fibres can restore the body to your existing hair temporarily, while longer-term treatments take hold.
Improving Outlook
While external factors can be essential in promoting positive self-opinions, they should not be the only yardstick by which to measure your confidence. Indeed, over-reliance on such external factors can work against you – at least, if you do not resolve to tackle your feelings of low self-esteem or anxiety from other perspectives, too.
Looking inward is equally valuable to looking outward, and the two can work in tandem to make your journey towards self-assuredness all the more complete. The simplest of changes to your daily routine can have the most profound of differences, as with adding a morning meditation to your start-of-day habits. A swift re-centring of yourself and your ambitions is nothing short of fantastic for your sense of self and can be instrumental in improving the way you interact with the world.
Monitoring Your Journey
The above angles of approach are all well and good, but cannot be trusted in a vacuum. You need to be seeing measurable progress in order to understand the impact that any one change is really having on your feelings of self-worth and self-confidence. As such, you should be devoting some time to documenting your journey, as well as directly affecting movements towards growth and better selfhood.
This does not have to be a complicated endeavour, either. Simply earmarking a corner of your calendar or journal for daily observations and thoughts can be enough to spark some serious self-reflection, if not directly track your growth from first steps to full self-confidence.
