{"id":40728,"date":"2021-06-28T14:47:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T18:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=40728"},"modified":"2021-06-30T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T18:57:41","slug":"how-to-be-happy-and-confident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-happy-and-confident\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Be Happy and Confident in 7 Simple Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-live-a-fulfilling-life\/\">how to be happy<\/a> and confident? How can you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/change-your-mindset\/\">change your mindset<\/a> to become positive and self-assured?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article will teach you some practical steps for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/finding-happiness-in-everyday-life\/\">finding happiness<\/a> and confidence in your own life. This includes how to focus on the effort you put in rather than the outcome, how to use the \u201cvirtual twin\u201d technique and how to be kinder to yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discover how to be happy and confident with the helpful steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Be Happy and Confident Today<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following seven steps can help you to be more confident and happy. Read on to find useful tips and techniques that work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Find Out What Makes You Happy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to find out how to be happy and confident, it\u2019s useful to figure out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-find-what-makes-you-happy\/\">what makes you happy<\/a>. The specifics of what makes a person happy are different for every person, so to start, figure out specifically what will make you happy. Be aware, when evaluating what makes you happy, of the difference between what you might <em>want<\/em> and what you <em>need<\/em>. These are often the differences between what your emotional mind wants and what your rational mind wants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Track Your Progress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In order to find out how to be happy and confident, you should keep track of things that make you happy. Keep tabs on your happiness and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/track-your-progress\/\">track your progress<\/a> consciously.<\/strong> Keep a journal of the things that make you happy and the things that don\u2019t. Keeping them consciously in your mind in this way will help you live more purposefully.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Try the Virtual Twin Technique<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you find yourself in a difficult time and feel unclear about how to move forward, you can use the \u201cvirtual twin\u201d technique. With this technique, you\u2019ll invent a copy of yourself to whom you can give advice. Give this twin a name to make it more real. Then, have a conversation with your virtual twin. Give your twin advice on how to solve their problems. You may find that you have an easier time figuring out your twin\u2019s problems than your own because you\u2019ve created some psychological distance. This technique can help you to figure out how to be happy and confident and how to keep yourself happy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Focus on Effort, Not Outcome<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Happiness should be based on your efforts, not on the outcome of those efforts. Similarly, <strong>base your confidence on your efforts, and not on the results of them.<\/strong> If you base your confidence on specific accomplishments, then your confidence will be variable and you\u2019ll live with constant fear of failure\u2014this is typically how your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/emotional-brain\/\">emotional brain<\/a> measures its confidence. However, if you base your confidence on your efforts, then you\u2019ll feel confident that you\u2019ve done your best even when things don\u2019t work out for you\u2014this is how your rational brain views confidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Take a Rational Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know how to be happy and confident, taking a rational approach can help. The rational approach to confidence allows confidence to build on itself, since having an upbeat and optimistic outlook often leads to success anyway, which in turn feeds your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;For example, imagine you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-prepare-for-speaking-in-public\/\">preparing to give a speech<\/a> in front of 1,000 people. Your emotional brain will likely automatically feel fear and apprehension, because it bases your self-worth on the outcome of the speech. However, your rational brain knows that everyone agrees public speaking is difficult, and that if you mess up, it won\u2019t reflect on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-genius\/\">who you are<\/a> as a person. You know that if you do your best for the speech, you\u2019ve succeeded. When you let your rational mind drive your confidence in this way, you\u2019ll likely approach your speech with less anxiety and will consequently do a better job regardless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 6: Be Kind to Yourself<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Changes take time, so when you&#8217;re working to straighten out your planets and align your psychological state, don\u2019t get discouraged if progress is slower than you anticipated. You may be changing more than you realize\u2014often, other people notice changes in you before you do. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-go-easy-on-yourself\/\">Being kind to yourself<\/a> can help you to work out how to be happy and confident and how to keep yourself happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 7: Remember You Have a Choice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all, remember that <strong>you always have a choice in everything you do, and ultimately, it\u2019s up to you which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/inner-self-meaning\/\">inner self<\/a> rules your life: your emotions or your rationality.<\/strong> Accept them both for what each can offer you, and work with\u2014not against\u2014each one\u2019s instincts so that you can let them guide you to a happy, secure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/balanced-life\/\">balanced life<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above steps will help you with how to keep yourself happy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to find out how to be happy and confident? 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