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Not only children, but also many adults dream of having superpowers. However, in reality, such dreamers, as a rule, cannot not only change the world, but also manage their own lives. How to gain confidence in your abilities?
Everyone has times when it seems that nothing depends on us. For some people, they last a lifetime. Psychologist Marty Nemko believes that it is possible to cope with the feeling of powerlessness, and gives 10 tips on how to do it.
1. Become a tutor, mentor or consultant
By helping others, you will feel how your participation and support change their lives for the better. This will give you strength.
2. Get the Right Skills
Knowledge is power, and the more you know and know how, the more confident you feel. New skills can range from mastering cooking recipes to playing chess.
It’s never too late to do something that is interesting and does not involve constant stress
Learn HTML and be able to create websites yourself. Learn how to use the search engine effectively and increase the speed of getting information. Learn to meditate and you will feel calm and confident in difficult situations.
3. Change jobs or activities
Do you have a terrible boss? You don’t like work? It is never too late to do something that is interesting and does not involve constant stress. Explore what opportunities you have and where your knowledge and skills could come in handy. Truly hopeless situations are extremely rare.
4. Create your own ethical business
The owner of the smallest company, unlike an employee, makes decisions himself, this is his strength.
5. Create something important
Write memoirs. Record a short video tutorial with useful information and post it on YouTube. Put on a show, even if only for one audience.
6. Fix something
You can fix a leaking roof in your house or help a neighbor with repairs. The phrase about fixing should not be taken literally: you can build relationships with someone or make friends.
7. Take care of your health
To feel good and avoid frequent contact with doctors, you need to eat right, do not forget about physical activity, avoid stress if possible, do not use psychotropic drugs, control blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
8. Invest Wisely
In this case, regularity is important. Even if you save only $1000 a week, you will feel more confident. If in doubt where to invest your money, consult a financial advisor.
9. Be kind, but not mindlessly kind.
Repaying bad deeds with kindness will only make things worse. For example, if you constantly help out a relative who gets into trouble, you poison your life and feel powerless.
It is important to pay attention to different points of view, including what opponents think
Your unfortunate relative does not get any better from your kindness either. It makes no sense for him to change: he is sure that you will solve all his problems.
10. Don’t be arrogant
Some consider their opinion to be the only correct one and do not want to listen to what others say. It is important to pay attention to different points of view, including what opponents think. The better you understand the situation, the more powerful you feel.