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Maintain healthy relationships with authority figures.

Dress professionally to boost self-image and presence.
What Confident People Do NOT Do:

Make excuses

Quit when challenged

Wait for permission to take action

Constantly seek the spotlight

Depend on continuous praise

Procrastinate

Judge others harshly

Avoid healthy conflict

Get overly comfortable or complacent

Practical Ways to Build Confidence

Take an honest inventory of your strengths and weaknesses.

Speak with certainty and clarity.

Listen more than you speak.

Seek small wins to build momentum.

Draw happiness from within, not external validation.

Exercise regularly — physical strength supports mental strength.

Be willing to be wrong and learn from it.

Celebrate others’ success.
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How to Increase Your Confidence
Core Principles

Doubt feeds more doubt; confidence grows through action.

Growth requires stepping outside comfort zones.

True confidence is self-awareness accept flaws and avoid arrogance.

Confident people positively influence those around them.

Money & Happiness
Spend Smarter

Spend on experiences, not things experiences shape identity

Anticipation of experiences increases happiness.

Fleeting moments are valuable their impermanence makes them meaningful

Comparisons matter far less than personal fulfillment

Core Insight

Happiness is not a destination but a practice built through awareness, meaningful action, emotional honesty, and intentional living.

Unhappy Habits to Avoid:

Immunity to awe (losing wonder and appreciation)

Isolation

Living only for the future

Blaming others

Excessive control

Criticism and constant complaining

Being mentally absent from the present

Exaggerating problems

Comparing your life to curated social media images

Numbing yourself with technology

Victim mentality

Neglecting personal goals

Suppressing emotions

The Wellbeing Cycle

Gratitude improves sleep

Better sleep reduces pain

Reduced pain improves mood

Improved mood lowers anxiety

Lower anxiety increases overall happiness
➡ Everything is interconnected.

Daily Habits That Boost Wellbeing

Express gratitude regularly.

Label negative emotions to reduce their power.

Make decisions proactively — action feels empowering.

Get high-quality sleep.

Help others and lend a hand.

Stay connected to your emotions.

Understand the power of physical touch and connection.

Slow down and appreciate life’s small pleasures.

Surround yourself with supportive people.

How to Increase Happiness
Mindset Shifts

Overcome impact bias (the belief that future events alone will make you happy).

Make a conscious effort to be happy.

Focus only on what you can control.

Believe the best is yet to come.

Stay positive and practice self-compassion.

Learn to genuinely love yourself.

9 toxic types:
- Gossipers
- Victims
- Arrogant
- Envious
- Manipulators
- Energy vampires (“dementors”)
- Temperamental
- Twisted
- Judgmental

How to protect yourself:
- Set clear limits
- Pick your battles
- Stay emotionally aware
- Rise above bait
- Establish boundaries
- Focus on solutions, not problems
- Remember past behavior; document patterns
- Lean on your support system

- Listen fully; quiet your inner monologue
- Keep a few stories/icebreakers ready
- Use open body language (visible palms, uncrossed arms)
- Notice who people look at when laughing—signals closeness
- Use strategic pauses; silence invites depth
- Nod and reflect back to encourage agreement
- Leave a thread unfinished to be memorable (Zeigarnik effect)
- Ask for small favors to build affinity (Ben Franklin effect)