When seeking employment it is of utmost importance to maintain a strong sense of self confidence. Sure it generally takes between three to six months to land a job, and face rejection four out of five times, but your outer image is a reflection of your inner perceptions, and you’ve got to hold your head up high. Here are some excellent tips from Dr. Ivan Joseph, on how to learn the skill of self confidence. How can you learn this vital skill? Repetition Repetition Repetition You will attain a sense of mastery only after years of practice. Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers, explains that the key to achieving world-class expertise in any skill, is a matter of practicing the correct way, for a total of 10,000 hours. He calls it “the 10,000 hour rule”. Do not expect to be self confident about mastering a skill without years of practice. Persistence When adversity comes DO NOT BAIL OUT. It took Thomas Edison many thousands of tries to build the light bulb. JK Rowling took her Harry Potter took her book to 12 publishers before she finally got a yes. Do not accept no for an answer and you will succeed. Positive Self Affirmations here are to many people in our lives telling us that we just won’t succeed and that we are not good enough. Often,..
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