The difference between feeling great about yourself and your future and feeling worthless is the difference between having good self-confidence and poor self-confidence. How you see yourself can vastly impact how people around you see.

Self-confidence can be a self fulfilling prophecy: the higher your self-confidence, the more likely you are to succeed. If you have low self-confidence, it is important you train yourself to have a better self image.

Here are ten simple ways to improve your self image:

1. Dress for success

Dressing in a professional manner will affect the way you interact with the people around. Having a good grooming habits and dressing appropriately will make a subtle difference in the way you feel about yourself and the way others perceive you.

2. Do not drag your feet

It is a proven fact that people with high degrees of self confidence walk faster, so improves they way you feel about yourself by putting a little zip into your walk. Walking faster will also affect the way others perceive you. An energetic walk means you have purpose and confidence

3. Stand up straight

Much like the effect of walking quickly, excellent posture is a great way to display confidence. Poor posture and slumped shoulders brings to mid a dejected person. The way you stand can make you seem and feel more confident.

4. Advertise yourself

If you are ever in need of a little confidence jump, a great idea is have a short speech that 'sells' your best qualities and strengths. Recite this speech whenever you need to jump start your confidence.

5. Be thankful

Instead of focusing on what you lack, spend time each day to think about everything you have to be great full for. Relationships, work, strengths, and accomplishments are great things to recognize at the end of the day.

6. Give out compliments

Negative people often only say negative things. The best way to break this habit is to practice saying positive things about the people around you.

Don't gossip and be sure to compliment those around you. Not only will you break the habit of being negative, people will start to genuinely like you which will, in turn, improve your self confidence.

7. Sit front and center

People with low self confidence often try to hide out in the back of the back. Avoid this negative behavior by taking a seat right up front in meetings or classrooms. The added visibility will end up making your feel more confident.

8. Open your mouth

Low self confidence often means being afraid to voice your opinion. Instead of sitting in the corner and saying nothing, take a chance and let the people around you know what you really think. You may be surprised at their reaction.

9. Exercise

Working out will not only helps your physical appearance, a great self confidence builder in itself, it will release endorphins into your systems. These are nature's 'high' and great way to feel better about who you are.

10. Make a difference

Help others around you whenever possible. Tutor fellow students who need help in a subject you excel in or donate some time to help the needy. Helping others will increase your self confidence as you realize that you can make a difference.

These simple steps will help you build up your self confidence and allow you to feel your best, whatever you do. You will feel happy to approach more and varied activities and this will open up whole new horizons to you, so that you can find even greater happiness with more things that you enjoy doing.

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