USJ
ICO
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY
2018
ISSUE 4
by Joana Costa, Intern at USJ’s ICO APPS TO HELP
YOU SUCCEED
IN 2018
Healthy self-confidence is essential to students’ A C C O M P L I S H
success and it is one of the foundations of leadership. R E S O L U T I O N S
It is part of what drives us to accomplish goals, hopes H A B I T B U L L
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and dreams.
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On one hand, low self-confidence can lead to anxiety,
communication difficulties, shyness and lack of
assertiveness. On the other, too much self-confidence
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can make you inflexible, arrogant and even narcissistic. C O M M U N I C A T I O N
If both extremes may negatively impact your personal S K I L L S
and professional lives, how do you boost a healthy self- HTTP://WWW.UMMOAPP.COM/
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confidence?
According to the Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing
(2006), confidence results from combining perceived
self-efficacy, the belief that you can succeed and attain
your goals, and optimism, the belief that the outcome of
a specific situation will be favorable.
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Below are some of the strategies you can adopt to
improve your self-confidence: O R G A N I Z E
✓ Be thankful for who you are and reward your I N B O X
achievements N E W T O N
✓ Avoid comparing yourself to other people HTTPS://NEWTONHQ.COM/
✓ Take care of your appearance and make time for
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exercise
✓ Acknowledge the things you are good at
✓ Divide big tasks into smaller ones
✓ Practice being assertive and learning to say no
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without feeling guilty B O O K O U T
✓ Shape your self-image and insist on being treated HTTP://BOOKOUTAPP.COM/
with respect
✓ Accept compliments and use positive self-talk and
affirmations
✓ Be generous, helpful and considerate of others
✓ Build a positive support network and avoid negative
people
In conclusion, the focus should be on our overall self-
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improvement, even if it takes a “fake it until you make B R A I N
it” kind of approach at the beginning! S H A R P E R
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Note: If you feel that your self-confidence has been low for a lengthy period of time,
or if your mood changes frequently, it might be important to seek professional help.