b"Chapter 4 3.Try new things: when you believe in yourself, you are more willing to try new things. Whether you're applying for a promotion or signing up for a cookingclass,it'smucheasiertoputyourselfouttherewhenyou're confident in yourself and your abilities.4.Resilience: believing in yourself can improve your resilience or your ability to bounce back from the challenges or adversities you face in life.Fortunately, there are things you can do to boost your self-confidence. Whether you lack confidence in a specific area or have trouble feeling confident about anything, the following strategies can help:1.Does confidence matter? Confidencehelpsusfeelreadyforlife'sexperiences.Whenwe're confident,we'remorelikelytomoveforwardwithpeopleand opportunities, not walk away from them. And if things don't work out at first, confidence helps us to persevere.It is the reverse when confidence is low. People with low self-confidence may be less likely to try new things or reach new people. If they fail the first time, they may be less likely to try again. A lack of confidence can prevent people from reaching their full potential.2.Believe in yourself: has anyone ever mentioned to you that you are smart, funny, kind, artistic, a good student, a good athlete, a good worker? When people praise us or recognize our skills and abilities, it can boost our self-confidence, as long as we believe in it too. If you've ever doubted the good things people say about you, that's the opposite of self-confidence.To really feel confident, you have to really believe that you can do it. The best way to acquire this belief is to use your skills and talents, by learning and practicing.Confidence helps us move forward to discover and develop our abilities. Whenweseewhatwearecapableofandareproudofour accomplishments, confidence becomes more and more present.3.Be more confident: everyone can work to gain confidence. Here are some tips to try.116Germain Decelles"