Lack of Confidence Can Hurt Your Business

Each of us has a 24 hour self-talk loop that reinforces messages over & over again. Although this is done at a self-conscience level, most people, when they are awake, can tell you the theme of the messages.

Individual may listen to statements such as "You are such an fool. You will never get things right. I knew this would happen because nothing goes right for you".

People who lack confidence often do not take risks or the do the things that would build & expand their business. Although they might have products & services that are as nice as or better than their competition, they are calm about them & therefore often do not have the positive response that they would hope for.


I often ask my clients if there is a kind of music that they do not like. Some tell me that they do not like heavy metal or country or jazz. When I ask them to report their choice I am usually told that the person feels irritated or uptight when they listen to that style.

Others might listen to & say things like "Good job. You did great. I knew you could do this. Everyone will be so proud of you".

Then I report to them that playing the type of music that they do not like & having negative self-talk usually lead to the same way. The physical & emotional feelings are often uncomfortable for the person.

What is the solution? Change the music. Put in a brand new CD. Make sure that the messages you are playing over & over to yourself are the ones that will soothe & relax you in lieu of ones that leave you feeling uptight.

Practice saying positive things to yourself so that they will displace the thoughts that you do not need to be playing. When you say "I can do this. step at a time." your mind will start to strengthen &, over time, you will start to recognize the thinks that you are speaking about, & always keep in mind, success breeds success so when you accomplish something it will help you in the next situation.

How are you able to do this? Well, here is the nice news. Your mind can only hold onto thought at a time. Yes, there may be others that are competing with it, but fundamentally that thought has dominance. So, with affirmations & practice, you can learn how to make sure that that thought is about what you need in your life - not what you don't need.

Confidence can be build but in the event you lack confidence it will likely hurt your business. Time to do something about it now & watch the benefits that you & the business reap as a result.