Jun. 10, 2015
“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” Research has shown that a broad smile communicates confidence, health, and trustworthiness. It also suggests that folks with happy smiles in team and yearbook photos had a longer lifespan and more married years. A smile is a great indicator of confidence, so where does that come from and how do we get it to stay?
Sit down and write a list of what you love and what matters most. Rule No. 1: As you make your list, do not think about how to make it happen. Just put it down.
With confidence, you have won before you have started.
– Marcus Garvey
A simple plan developed 30 years ago by cognitive therapists Gary Emery and James Campbell, the ACT formula defines the foundation of confidence and creates a tool to use over and over again. Confused? Dragging yourself to an unwanted job every morning? Admit it. Boldly admit what you’d rather do. Doctor? Lawyer? Broadway star? Choose it. Need more education or expertise than you currently have? Take charge. The power is in your hands, and the necessary degree is probably online.
We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face…we must do that which we think we cannot.
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Trust that no matter what has to be done, you have the strength, capability, and work ethic to keep going. Don’t listen to the naysayer inside your own mind.
If you’re presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything.
– Katy Perry
You’re afraid? Good. Do it anyway. Love the unknown. It gives you new skills and belief in yourself that becomes a habit.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
– Norman Vincent Peale
Your smile says it all. While you practice and make confidence your closest companion, take charge and plan a straighter smile to get your message across. With SmileDirectClub invisible aligners you can straighten your smile without the hassle of in-office visits, at 60% less than the cost of braces and other aligners. Take the free smile assessment online and in 4 – 14 months at a cost of just $1850 (with oversight from a licensed dental professional), your beautiful smile says health and success before you even shake hands. Plan your straighter, brighter smile – take your free smile assessment online today.