Confidence Quotes – Inspire Yourself

These confidence quotes have been assembled from a selection of people past and present. You may not of heard of all of them. This is unimportant as the message is really what counts:

Self-trust is the first secret of success. Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Self respect underpins confidence. Learn to love and respect yourself and your confidence will soar. Get out of the habit of criticizing yourself if you make a mistake. Most people do this and believe that it is harmless but your sub-conscious mind is recording all of this and the more sincere you are with self criticism the more it will dent your confidence.

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. Source: Eleanor Roosevelt.

People worry too much about what others think of them. This is heightened if negative comments are received from those considered to be in authority or you have high respect for them. This can include members of your family, good friends, your boss, politicians and so on. Don’t let others comments about you determine your future.

Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right. Source: Henry Ford

Your thoughts control your actions good or bad. When you want to do something that you have not had any success with in the past don’t let this thought dictate your actions. Far too many people will not try something again because they failed at it in the past.

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear. Source: William Jennings Bryan

Self confidence requires courage. The best way to overcome your fears is to meet them head on and do whatever it is you fear. Irrational fear holds most people back from achieving what they want in life. Fear of the unknown, fear of success, fear of failure, fear of what others will think – these all manifest in people and stop them in their tracks. Be brave and your courage will reward you.

Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better. Source: Emile Coue

People often laugh at positive affirmations but they really do work. Your sub-conscious mind will absorb and store all that your conscious mind can throw at it but it will really effect change in you and bolster your confidence if there is emotion attached to what you are thinking. Use positive affirmations with sincerity and belief and the results will be incredible.

Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. Source: Peter T. Mcintyre

Don’t be a perfectionist and afraid of making mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes; this is human. Learn from mistakes and move on. It is better to have done something and made a mistake than not to have done something through fear of being wrong.

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. Source: Thomas A. Bennett

The message here is to stick at it no matter how tedious or difficult the task is. After finishing it you will get a huge sense of satisfaction which will make you more confident. It will also confirm with your sub-conscious mind that you have the will to do anything and this will encourage you to tackle the next task.

The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going. Source: Napoleon Hill

Do you know where your life is going? What kind of person do you want to be? What do you want to achieve? Answering these questions sincerely will shape your future and once you know where you are going your confidence will be very high.

If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. Source: Mahatma Gandhi

Belief in yourself and your abilities is everything. The truly confident person believes that they can do anything even if they have never done it before. My own quote here is:

“Believe you can do it, act as if you can do it and in no time you will be doing it”.