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Your March Action Plan: 10 Easy Ways to Build Your Confidence

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This month, it’s all about building self-confidence. How to build self-confidence Find the courage to be confident in any situation. Talk it out to build self-confidence. Prepare for any off-the-wall questions and build your confidence in the process. Persevere to build self-confidence. Think again.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

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There’s a common sentiment that in order to work in sales, you need to be confident, self-assured and able to face rejection head-on without taking things too personally. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2021 Issue of SUCCESS magazine. “They’re not rejecting Donald Kelly,” Kelly often tells himself.

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3 Action Steps for an Honest Self-Assessment

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Develop confidence. You must develop confidence to take actions that will advance you and your business or career. But building confidence is not as simple as it sounds. Confidence is a constant work in progress to maintain the balancing act between pride and uncertainty. Talk it out. You have to make things happen.

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Anne Mahlum Turned $175K Into More than $88 Million. Here Are Her Tips to Scale Your Business

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In the early days, she enjoyed personally coaching classes, but she soon pivoted to hiring other instructors and negotiating with landlords who would accept higher rent in lieu of huge security deposits that would tie up capital. When Mahlum first launched Solidcore, she was so hands-on with the business that she personally taught classes.

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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In my research about “Wave Makers” for my book Make Waves , I discovered that those who started big changes were extraordinary because of their thoughts that drove optimism, resilience, belief in themselves and others, and the confidence to keep learning. This article was published in December 2015 and has been updated.

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‘Nice to Meet You’: The Art of Being Introduced

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You’ll not only look prepared, but with a better idea of what to say and the extra confidence that comes with knowing who you’re talking to, you’ll have a much more productive and meaningful discussion. I once spoke to an entrepreneurial class at Southern Methodist University. Know the ‘ask’ to show proper introduction etiquette.

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3 Reflective Ways to Refocus Your Thinking for Success

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So, at the beginning of class, I placed a little speck of paper on the lens—not the screen—of the projector. As I started class, I pretended to suddenly notice an object up on the screen that was blocking and distorting a clear view. This article was published in December 2017 and has been updated. Photo by andresr/IStock.

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