5 Ways to Boost Your Self-Confidence

4. Perform Behavioral Experiments

Behavioral experiments are planned experiential activities to test the validity of a belief. They are an information-gathering exercise, the purpose of which is to test the accuracy of an individual’s views (about themselves, others, and the world) or to test new, more adaptive beliefs (Bennett-Levy et al., 2004). 

When your brain tells you that you have no business speaking up in a meeting or that you are too out of shape to work out, remind yourself that your thoughts aren’t always accurate. And sometimes, the best way to deal with negative self-talk is by challenging those statements.

Try doing things that your brain tells you that you can’t. Tell yourself it’s just an experiment and see what happens.

You might learn that being a little anxious or making a few mistakes isn’t as bad as you thought. And each time you move forward you can gain more confidence in yourself.