How to boost self-confidence?

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Jul 11, 2018 6 Comments

Been dealing with impostor syndrome all my life and while have made important achievements in my career I feel I’m not at my full potential and in a point I need to optimize for self-confidence and esteem if I want to take my career to the next level, lead large orgs, and drive high impact. Any good stories or ideas on how to boost self-confidence at work?

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  • Amazon
    movingup

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    Focus on yourself. If you don't take care of yourself nobody else will!
    Something similar happened to me after I joined Amazon. At first it was exciting because it's a FANG company. But tech challenges are tech challenges. I overworked myself. The "bar raising" meant work more hours, after that take on more responsibilities, now the bar is "jump off a building" to show your obsession. So, I was done with that.

    I started meditating as @TombRaider suggests and that made a big difference for me. You can pray to God, the Universe, the Holy Potato, whatever makes your feel good, but do it for you, not for others. Do charity work, mentor underrepresented students, engage in other "feel good" activities; but keep that to yourself. It'll be better for your soul and in exchange you'll feel better.

    Now, I'm getting ready for a promotion, but I'm still planning on moving to a different company with a very vibrant and positive team. It might still take me a while because I'm in the middle of a big release at work.

    Anyway, keep up the good spirit. Be good to yourself.
    Jul 11, 2018 0
  • Pandora
    dipthong

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    dipthong
    Focus on improving public speaking skills including presenting, contributions in meetings, and (productively) debating points even 1:1 with people.
    Jul 11, 2018 1
  • Every morning before you start your day thank the universe (or whomever) for your high level of self confidence as if you already have it. Takes 30 seconds. Try it for 30 days then keep going if you feel results. You have nothing to lose, everything to gain. This changes the messaging of your inner voice. It will work.
    Jul 11, 2018 0
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    fjTN53

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    Boost it outside of work.
    Jul 11, 2018 1