#263: HOW TO MAKE MORE CONFIDENT CHOICES

HOW TO MAKE MORE CONFIDENT CHOICES  PODCAST #263 In this week’s episode of #TheConfidencePodcast we’re chatting about: * How to make more confident choices – especially when you have multiple good choices and aren’t sure how to trust yourself * The principles of self-efficacy and how to implement them for yourself * The surefire way to trust your choices 100% of the time As always, a quick hello to all of my Keep the Faith listeners, thanks for being a part of this extended community of contagious encouragement. SPONSORSHIP NOTE: I am proud to bring this podcast to you in part thanks to my partnership with Beautycounter. Beautycounter is more than just a company I believe in, it is the only company I trust fully for myself and my family.  Beautycounter has brought a new level of health to my household, reduced our toxic exposure, and increased my self-care routine and how beautiful and clean my skin is. I can honestly say that I feel more beautifully me, thanks to Beautycounter. Oh, and we are more than just a beauty company. We are a movement. We are on a mission to get safer products into the hands of everyone. We work because we can’t stand by idly as harmful chemicals cause our loved ones to get sick, struggle with fertility, and give birth to children with significant health issues. We work towards cleaner beauty everywhere because this is personal to all of us. Shop for your own Beautycounter collection at www.beautycounter.com/trishblackwell The three C’s in life: CHOICES CHANCES CHANGES You must make a choice to take a chance or your life will never change. HOW TO MAKE CONFIDENT CHOICES -There are always going to be obviously bad choices, then also good ones, but sometimes it’s not so black and white. -Sometimes we like making bad choices because we want the excuse, because we don't think we deserve better, or because we haven’t taken the time to see what we really deserve. -Making good choices starts with making the choice that you matter. -Making good choices starts with wanting what’s best, wanting the best choice. -Making good choices doesn’t mean making perfect choices. Confident choices come from a place of confidence – of trust. The more we learn to trust ourselves, the better we will feel about the choices we make. Start seeing yourself as a trustworthy person to yourself. Practice trusting yourself – practice exploring the worst-case scenario and focus on your come-back from it. THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-EFFICACY Self-efficacy is an individual’s belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments. It is a reflection of confidence in one’s ability to exert control over one’s motivation, behavior or social environment. HOW TO IMPLEMENT THEM FOR YOURSELF * Choose today to do something that you will be proud of tomorrow. * See yourself as a person of growth, in transformation. * Trust that you can figure out the next best step. * Believe that you can do hard things. * Take the pressure off yourself for perfection. * Focus your energy on what you can control today * Know that you can control more tomorrow, as the day comes and unfolds, according to the needs you figure out you will need. * Have faith that you are smarter than you think you are and that you will continue to grow in wisdom and be able to implement that too THE SUREFIRE WAY TO MAKE CONFIDENT CHOICES 100% OF THE TIME: The surefire way: walk in faith. The breakdown of that: -Control what you can,