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Confident People Do These 10 Things Differently We look at 10 things that confident people do differently so you can too

We all have our own unique characteristics that make us who we are. Everyone has both

positive and negative personality traits and that is what makes us human. But how we

carry ourselves reveals a lot about our character and it also determines the way others see

us, too. If you are feeling like you need a little confidence boost, read the following list of

13 things, some of which(or all) truly confident people do in a different manner than

people who lack faith in themselves. It will give you the opportunity to view things from

a different angle or even ideas on how to improve your own confidence.

Fear Fear lies in every persons mind. It is something we need in order to grow and we can

grow only by overcoming our fears and not letting them dictate our decisions in life. The

people who have strong faith in themselves understand that, and they dont let their fears

deprive them from what they truly want to achieve.

Difficulties Highly confident people are usually really ambitious. They dont let difficulties get in the

way to their goals. That is why they handle their problems with creativity, a strong

mindset and, they do not quit easily and rarely lose their time in complaints about their

setbacks simply because they are too busy working on the solutions.

Excuses

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It has always been easy to come up with an excuse for something you simply dont want

to do or havent been committed enough to do it. You wont see highly confident people

sitting around and complaining about the traffic on the way to work, or their lack of free

time to take care of themselves. They understand that if you dont like where you are

right now, you can change it by working on your attitude and the way you respond to a

problem. Complaining and excuses wont get you far.

The comfort zone Many of us catch ourselves being stuck in a place that is commonly known as the

comfort zone. It is a tricky place to be because it may make you feel at ease and

comfortable, but in reality it doesnt help you evolve in any way. Really confident people

are individuals who love to upgrade themselves on higher and higher levels and they

know that falling in the trap of your comfort can stop your growth. That is why they are

cautious not to fall into it and are always challenging themselves to DO more in order to

BECOME more.

Pleasing everyone People with high confidence know that in life they are going to meet people that they

might not get along with. And they are fine with that. Understanding that you cannot

please everyone you meet can save you some time and headaches. Confident people

prefer keeping their focus on the strong relationships in their life and expressing gratitude

for what they already have.

Negativity Highly confident people handle other peoples negativity in a different way than others.

They simply dont focus their mind on it for too long. When they are given negative

feedback or hateful comments, they try to understand where the persons opinion is

coming from and respect it, but they never concentrate on it for too much time. Confident

people understand that there arent two people on the planet who agree on every single

topic and appreciate the diversity in opinions and viewpoints.

Control obsession

Truly confident people understand that sometimes in life things dont work out the way

we wanted them to. That doesnt necessarily mean that life is awful. Confident people

chose to keep their attention on the positive aspects in situations like this because they

may not always have control over the circumstances, but always do over their attitude

towards them.

Comparison

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People with genuine confidence believe in the uniqueness of all individuals. They love to

see the diversity of people. That is why they dont compare themselves to anyone.

Comparison is unresourceful because two people can never be 100% alike. Each person

has his own personal traits- positive and negative. Of course, there are people who

confident people look up to and find inspiring but they know that aiming to be better than

who you were yesterday is a more resourceful place to come from in order to improve

rather than constant comparison.

Blind faith Highly confident people dont accept blindly everything they read or hear. They prefer to

double-check the information for themselves.

Failing? It is an important thing to understand that failing is not necessarily a bad thing. Confident

people believe in that because they believe in second chances. Everybody deserves to be

better than they were before. They also believe that failing is an inevitable part of life

through which people can evolve only if they are cautious enough to realise the lessons

life has given them.

By aiming to think like a confident person and deal with situations as they would you will

eventually become confident. For more information read Confidence: Build Unbreakable,

Unstoppable, Powerful Confidence: Boost Your Self-Confidence.

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14 Things That May Be Making You Unhappy Getting to the root of why you are unhappy is the key to battling it. These 14 simple things may be the cause

Unhappiness comes in many shapes and sizes. From feelings of discontent, to lack of joy,

to feeling like a black cloud is hanging over your head. Whilst unhappiness is sometimes

an indication of mental diseases such as depression it is often just a result of your lifestyle

choices, the way you behave, the things you do or your thought process.

It is important to identify exactly what these triggers are in order to avoid them. That

being said, here are the most common causes of unhappiness that you may be contending

with.

1. Worrying

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Worrying sits at the top of the list because it is both a huge contributor to unhappiness

and an extremely popular activity. Write down all of your worries on paper, cross off

the ones you can do nothing about and set goals for those you can. This will tackle your

worries head on and you can watch them float away!

2. Youre surrounded by toxic people

To varying extents, were all influenced by the people around us. If the people

surrounding us are positive, inspiring and uplifting, then we tend to feel positive, inspired

and elevated. On the other hand, if the people around us are negative and downbeat, then

we tend to feel just that.

3. You hold grudges

Holding a grudge has about the same logic as drinking poison and waiting for the other

person to die. You are harming yourself by carrying all of that negative energy. Let the

bitterness go for your own benefit.

4. You constantly compare yourself to others

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Constantly comparing ourselves to other people has the potential to make us feel

inadequate, worthless and depressed. But life is not a race. As such, theres no need to

worry about what everyone else is doing because what everyone else is doing isnt

relevant to us. Instead, its better to just go through life at our own pace, and focus on

living the best existence we can.

5. You hold on to a perceived idea of control

At times, people seem to believe that they stepped straight out of a superhero comic book.

They believe that they can control everything very well and things will just turn out

exactly what they planned. What a burden to carry! You would certainly need supermans

strength to pick up that weight. However, the reality is that we dont have the ability to

control anything else other than ourselves. Once you make peace with this, you find the

pressure is off and you can start to enjoy the scenery of the journey, instead of plotting

the impossibility.

6. Youre working so hard to make a living that youre forgetting to make a life

Making money is important, but neglecting your relationships, your interests and your

health just to make some extra bucks is a recipe for unhappiness particularly if youre

not even passionate about your job to begin with.

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7. You focus on what you havent got instead of what you have got

You can always have more than what you have, so if youre constantly pining over what

you havent got, then youre making it very hard for yourself to be happy. Instead, focus

on everything you have got, and be grateful for it.

8. You are lonely

We are naturally social creatures and nurturing relationships makes up a large part of life.

If you find yourself alone and depressed on a Saturday night, make an effort to change it.

Finding friendships will certainly improve your enthusiasm for what each day brings.

How do you find good friends? Seek out social settings with people who share similar

interests and beliefs to build a common foundation and launch a great relationship.

9. You dont live a healthy lifestyle

Youll meet few happy people who dont eat well, exercise frequently, or make it their

business to get a good nights sleep. Its almost a law of nature.

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10. You havent discovered your purpose

So many people have subscribed to the lie that their life purpose is to make it to the

weekend. No wonder there are so many miserable clock punchers in the world! Instead of

existing, find a way to start living! Find your passion and purpose and pursue them,

despite the fact that it may turn the mundane inside out and terrify you. Discovering your

part in the story is one of the best pieces in lifes adventure!

11. Youre stuck in the past

Many people become the product of their pasts. They are the causalities of regret, sorrow,

what ifs, and hindsight vision. While we can all learn from our past, staying there is not

practical to living in the present. The past cant be changed or relived. To constantly

dwell on it does not create an emotionally healthy outlook.

12. You abuse drugs or alcohol

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Alcohol is a depressant, and taking drugs to make you happy is the human equivalent of a

dog chasing its tale.

13. You dont learn from your mistakes

If you dont learn from your mistakes at work, in your personal life and with regards to

your health, then youre going to keep repeating them which of course is another recipe

for unhappiness. So if something in your life didnt turn out the way youd have liked it

to, take the time to analyse where you went wrong and work out what you can do

differently next time so that the outcome isnt the same as before.

14. You dont think you deserve happiness

Some people have the warped idea that they dont deserve happiness. They may have

guilt about their past and feel they should be punished, or just dont feel that they are

worthy of such an emotion. Happiness is something everyone should experience. If you

dont feel you are worthy of it, it is time for a re-adjustment of perspective. Give yourself

permission to find your happy place.

Recognising what is making you unhappy is the first step to achieving happiness. If you

answered yes to any of these, why not try and break the patterns? Then, when having

done so, we recommend reading The 18 Rules of Happiness: How to Be Happy.

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Five Apps To Improve Your Skills These five smart apps will improve your memory, maths, English and communication skills and much more

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With almost every skill practise makes perfect. The more you work at something, the

better you will become. However sometimes it is hard to constantly make time to work on

your skill and you may not have the resources.

Take maths for example, few people carry around compasses, paper and pen ready to

practise their angles anytime, anywhere. However with an app, you can! Apps are all the

resources need just waiting in your pocket to perfect your desired skills.

1. OmmWriter

Skill improvement: English and writing

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OmmWriter is for when you want to go into zen writing mode and just put words on

paper (er, screen). No formatting, no distractions, all writing. The program goes full

screen so the only thing you can focus on is writing. In addition to that, it has a series of

calming backgrounds and hypnotic soundtracks that put you in the mood to write.

The right writing environment can make all the difference sometimes and OmmWriter

provides just that. Its perfect for those looking to expand their English and writing skills

on the go and get some story-telling done. Costing just 2.99 this iPad app is a must have.

2. Pure Math Practice and Improve Your Math Skills

Skill improvement: Maths

This is the Education App in more than 20 countries, it helps you to practise and improve

your maths skills. No matter if its addition, subtraction, multiplication or division, we

guarantee you hours of practice. And every time you play its a different experience.

Questions are always random. With its increasing difficulty, Pure Math is suitable for all

ages from kids to students and even parents. Pure practice and learning, they store your

progress, so you can continue where you left. The faster you are in answering the

questions, the more points you get. Game Center is even integrated so you can compare

you score to your friends and even challenge them to see whos doing better in Maths.

3. Pencil Sketch

Skill improvement: Art and drawing

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An easy-to-use app to make you an artist by creating pencil sketch of your photos! You

can pick a picture from your album or capture one from your camera to generate the

sketch. Both black-white and colourful sketch results can be easily created by JUST one

button click. Saving images can be done quickly by a single touch of a button. Sharing

pics are also supported. There are two styles included in the app: Sketch and Doodle.

Sketch style creates more accurate results with smooth edges and curves, which is very

good for human portrait photos. Doodle style is suitable for objects and nature views,

since it is more casual style with lower accuracy on edges and curves. Did we mention

its completely free and incredibly fun? Download it now.

4. Memory Trainer

Skill improvement: Memory

It has been recently scientifically proven that regular mental exercise can greatly improve

your memory.This app is designed to improve your working memory, focus and

concentration skills. It will help you to choose your favourite brain workout session and

will help to track your progress based on the session.

Spend at least 15 minutes of your day, playing this game to improve your memory in a

wondrous manner. Its no wonder it has been downloaded nearly 10 million times! Oh,

and its completely free.

5. Elevate Brain Training

Skill improvement: All of the above!

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Elevate is a brain training program designed to improve focus, speaking skills, processing

speed, memory, math skills, and more. Each person is provided with his or her own

personalised training program that adjusts over time to maximise results.

The more you train with Elevate, the more youll improve critical cognitive skills that are

proven to boost productivity, earning power, and self-confidence. Users who train at least

4 times per week have reported dramatic gains and increased confidence.

It includes 20+ games for critical cognitive skills like focus, memory, processing, math,

precision, and comprehension, detailed performance tracking, personalised daily

workouts that include the skills you need most, adaptive difficulty progression to ensure

your experience is challenging and a workout calendar to help you track your streaks and

stay motivated. It will improve all your skills at once and is completely free!

We hope you have enjoyed this list and we would love any suggestions you may have!

Comment below, and happy skill building.

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Dream, Girl Documentary Is Inspiring Young Girls To Become Leaders This inspiring documentary needs YOUR help

We know the names of male CEOs and entrepreneurs, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark

Zuckerberg. But what about female bosses? What is their story? What do their lives look

like?

Dream, Girl will showcase the empowering stories of women-run companies and the

founders whose ambition and dedication drive them. It will examine their journey, their

struggles, and discover what makes them successful. It will talk to investors and cultural

experts about why women are worth investing in, and learn why there has never been a

more exciting and promising time for female-run businesses.

Erin Bagwell, director, editor and motion graphics animator, Mary Perrino, director of

photography and colourist, Sara Waber, 1st camera operator and Kat Lazo, assistant

director 2nd camera operator are the team behind the documentary.

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Why Is Dream, Girls Important? As a statistic in the trailer reveals 92% of young girls believe anyone can be a leader, but

only 21% of them believe they have the confidence to be one. It is essential these young

girls are taught what it takes to be leaders, they are after all the future.

Not only that, female founders are changing the modern economic and cultural landscape.

They are starting over 1200 new businesses a day, which makes them the fastest growing

sector of our new economy. Women-run businesses are taking over their male

counterparts.

However, sadly we never hear about women success stories. Instead women are talked

about as if they are sidekicks and objects. This documentary shall give women

everywhere the celebration they deserve and inspire the next generation to follow in their

footsteps.

Whats It About?

The film takes a closer look at why it is now the exciting time in history to be a business

women. It shall tackle gender roles, and sexism, elements that have in the past and still do

hold back women in their careers. It will include clips with investors and industry

pioneers to learn why its important to back female-founded companies. All of which will

empower women in the workplace.

So far the documentary already has a very amazing cast including Crista Freeman & Jess

Eddy of the premium ice cream brand Phin & Phebes, Christen Brandt from global

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education advocates Shes the First, and Mariama Mounir Camara-Petrolawicz from the

leading African handmade fabric & print company Mariama Fashion Production.

More inspiring and successful women also feature in trailer and 4-6 more female founders

from a variety of diverse companies in tech, fashion, nonprofit, advertising, and other

industries will appear in the finished product.

They Need Your Help! However, the team need your help! Filming a documentary is expensive and hard work.

They need money for the production process, including interviewing 4-6 CEOs, 2

investors in the startup community and 2 cultural experts. Theyll need two camera

operators, a lighting expert, and on location audio engineer alongside transportation and

equipment expenses. Then in post production, theyll need money for post production.

Including colour correction, motion graphics, audio mixing and engineering and

soundtrack.

The girls are using Kickstart to raise the $50,000 they need. So far they have nearly

$50,000 pledged by 628 people and they have just five days to meet their $57,000.

Click here to pledge.

Weve pledged as we cannot wait for this inspiring and potentially life changing

documentary to be aired, we are counting down the days!