At Cherry Bikini, our mission is to make WOMEN feel more confident. And we strongly believe that wearing a swimsuit that perfectly fits, is a great way to feel that way while at the pool or beach. In addition to the beautiful luxurious swimsuit that we offer, here are our top five tips to build confidence:
1. Practice self-care
Self-confidence and self-care are often closely linked. As we saw in our article on self-esteem, exercising regularly, sleeping well, and developing a healthy diet can all make you feel better about yourself.
Taking time to assess your needs can help you to identify what makes you feel good about yourself. Practices such as mindfulness and gratitude can also help to reduce stress, improve emotion regulation, and improve sleep.
2. Build positive relationships
Those who are negative and try to bring you down can often drain your confidence. As the NHS suggests for improving self-esteem, try to spend less time with those people. Instead, aim to build relationships with people who appreciate you. Their positivity can help you to feel more confident.
3. Work on a growth mindset
Some research shows that those with a growth mindset tend to have higher self-esteem and resilience than those with a fixed mindset. While there is an argument about whether confidence affects a growth mindset or vice versa, building a growth mindset can help with other areas of your life.
Check out our course on growth mindsets and career success as well as our course on the science of success to learn more.
4. Challenge yourself
The NHS recommends setting yourself a challenge to help build confidence. Although it’s natural to be nervous about trying new things, those with confidence will take on the challenge regardless.
They also recommend setting goals, which can help with forming new behaviours, giving focus, and starting to make gradual progress.
5. Practise self-affirmations
Various studies have shown the power of affirmations. Essentially, by telling yourself about your strengths and how confident you are, you can reinforce these positive thoughts. One particular study demonstrates that self-affirmations can help to maintain our self-efficacy, which is a key component of confidence.
Other studies have shown that neural pathways in the brain respond when people practise self-affirmations. Some examples of positive affirmations for confidence include:
- I choose to believe I am confident
- I am confident and value myself
- I am confident in my abilities
- I let go of limiting beliefs and choose to trust myself
self Finally, don't forget, it's not how you look, it's how you feel. The Luxurious Bikini that you are wearing should only be an accessory to your inner self-confidence. Cherry Bikini swimsuits are meant to help you achieve that confidence touch-up, what's the most important, is inside you!
Source: https://www.futurelearn.com/info/blog/general/how-to-build-confidence-5-tips-being-more-confident
