Creating Confidence at Work (Even When You Don’t Feel Confident)

Wouldn’t it be helpful if you could boost confidence in your skills and abilities in the workplace? Confident people tend to work more happily and are unafraid to go for promotion or take on new challenges. A healthy confidence level will allow you to accomplish your goals and thrive within your career. Here are a few tips to boost confidence in yourself.

This can sometimes be easier said than done, but the best way is to block any negative thoughts or doubts. The reason why you’re in this role is that the company believes you have the skills to contribute to their overall goals and success. You wouldn’t have been hired in the first place if your boss thought you weren’t right for the job.

Mentors Build You Up

Starting a new role or doing something for the first time can bring out insecurities and cause you to question your ability to accomplish it. What better way to build your confidence than by having a talented, experienced person helping you along the way? Learning from a mentor is extremely valuable as it’s likely they will have experienced the same issues at some point in their career and will therefore be able to offer you some practical advice.

Questions Are a Beginning

There is nothing wrong with asking questions, not only does it show your interest, but it can help you to understand exactly what is expected and the different policies and procedures within your workplace.

Your Strengths Are a Foundation

Focus on your skills and talents, whether it is working with people, time management, or knowledge of a certain system or process. It is important that you recognize these skills and understand what you are good at so you can build on them. If the opportunity arises to work on a project or specific task where you know you can utilize your strengths – take it.

Develop New Skills

Identify areas where you feel you could further improve on and write an action plan on how you can develop them. For example, if you do not feel confident when speaking in front of others, try setting yourself a goal of making a point at the next meeting you attend and build on it from there. Ask your manager if there are any courses you can attend in order to improve your confidence or a skill you feel is holding you back. Identifying areas you feel you could improve on will show your manager that you are keen to develop your weaker areas and that you are willing to go that extra step to achieve it.

Work on building your confidence outside work as well in the workplace. You never know, you might even enjoy it and make some new friends at the same time, which is always good for your confidence.