Confidence of your ability, you may never have the opportunity to discover how great you can become. Confidence is the feeling that you can do a particular thing if given the opportunity. Self-confidence is not pride but if not well-managed may result in pride. Your achieving a great feat in life is not meant for you to become smug, rather you should see it as a humbling experience and something to learn from. But today, our focus will be on how we can boost our confidence. Building confidence does not come by accident, it takes deliberate effort to build yourself into someone whom others will respect and appreciate. Take a look at the following points.

Be Positive: Failure is one of the situations where a person's confidence is tried. When you make effort to achieve something and you fail in the process, the immediate reaction could be that of disappointment and this could breed fear and a sense of low self-esteem. To build your confidence level, you will need to avoid throwing the 'pity party.' Pick yourself up and don't allow others to make you feel inferior. Speak positively about yourself. Don't agree with the negative words from people aimed at putting you down; those words will not stick if you don't allow them. Share with others the testimony of things that have been achieved already, in doing this, you are affirming your strength and this is a confidence booster any day.

Live by Principles: These are set rules you have created for yourself to help guide you in your life pursuit. It may be difficult but when you stick with it, you can achieve your goal. If you do not have something you can believe in, you do not have anything to stand for.

Find your flaws and Deal with them: Low self-esteem can often be a result of weaknesses that have been long ignored. Are there things that make you uncomfortable and embarrassed when you see or think about them? Perhaps, It could be a deviation from the normal in your physical morphology or it could be the thought of an ugly incident that happened to you in the past. Whatever it is, identify and deal with it. Understand that, there are things you cannot change but you can learn from every experience and use it to your advantage.

Be grateful for all you have: Usually, a lack of confidence comes from the feeling of not having enough of what you desire but you can deal with this when you are thankful for the things you have. Everyone has something to be grateful for. Think about this and appreciate God for all you have. When you are constantly grateful, there will be no room for depression and low self-esteem. Celebrate the successes you have achieved while you continue to work on areas that require improvement.

Appreciate Genuine Compliments: Accept compliments made by others gracefully. Most times, it's a sign you are doing something worthy of commendation. Genuine compliments do have a way of boosting your confidence, it tells you you are doing something right and encourage you to do more.