Building Self Confidence Quickly

Virtually every person alive is afraid (or doesn't want) to die yet. Because if they did, they would have committed suicide a long time ago.

There is so much in our lives that we take for granted and rarely ever take the time to appreciate.

Through my travels, I have noticed that people in poorer countries like Vietnam and Philippines generally appreciate life and are happier than those in wealthier countries such as Australia and USA. Many of those in richer countries have everything they could ever want, but still complain and feel dis-satisfied with parts of their lives (or even their whole life)!

In my opinion, the reason why the "poorer" people are happy is because they understand that the basics are the most important elements. They have family and friends and very few possessions and yet they are thankful and appreciative. To me, this makes them "richer" than most of the "wealthier" people of the world.

Many of them view spending a week at the beach with the family and friends to be a special holiday!

The "wealthy" on the other hand spend more on fast food in a year than the poorer people earn in a year! They have everything they could ever need and so much more yet they are generally dissatisfied with their lives.

If we begin to adopt the idea of being thankful for EVERYTHING we have in our life, including all the people we have, we would start to live life on a happier and brighter level. A level of appreciation, happiness, and peace.

The better we feel, the more we are able to increase our energy, focus, results, self esteem and confidence. Start listing or thinking deeply about all the things you can be thankful for in your life. Don't forget the basic things like shelter, bed, refrigerator, clothes, friends, variety of food and even the freedom to choose.

I recommend you do this every day when you wake up. It's a nice way to start the day, and do it whenever you start to feel dis-satisfied.

Whenever you have a hard time appreciating anything in your life, always think of those who don't have it (bed, shelter, partner, freedom, job, luxury, holiday, money). You will quickly start appreciating even things that seem so common. This truly is a powerful experience.