10 THINGS CONFIDENT PEOPLE WONT DO

Embracing the behaviors of confident people is a great way to increase your odds for success, which , in turn, will lead to more confidence. 

The science is clear; now you just have to decide to act on it...... 

THEY DON'T MAKE EXCUSES

if there's one trait confident people have in spades, its self-efficacy- the belief that they can make things happen. It's about having an internal locus of control rather than an external one.

Thats why you won't hear confident people blaming traffic for making them late or an unfair boss for their failure to get a promotion. Confident people don't make excuses, because they believe they are in control of their own lives.

THEY DON'T QUIT

confident people don't give up the first time something goes wrong. They see both problems and failures as obstacles to overcome rather than impenetrable barriers to success. That doesn't mean, however, that they keep trying the same thing over and over.

One of the first things confident people do when something goes wrong is to figure out why it went wrong and how they can prevent it the next time.

THEY DON'T WAIT FOR PERMISSION TO ACT

Confident people don't need somebody to tell them what to do or when to do it. They don't waste time asking themselves questions like" Can i?" or "SHOULD I"? If they ask themselves anything, it's 

"Why wouldn't I"?

Whether it's running a meeting when the chairperson doesn't show up or going the extra mile to solve a customer's problem, it doesn't even occur to them to wait for somebody else to take care of it. They see what needs to be done and they do it.

THEY DON'T SEEK ATTENTION

people are turned off by those who are desperate for attention. Confident people know that being yourself is much more effective than trying to prove that you are important.

Confident people are masters of attention diffusion. When they are receiving attention for an accomplishment, they quickly shift the focus to all the people who worked hard to help get them there.

THEY DON'T NEED CONSTANT PRAISE

Have you ever been around somebody who constantly needs to hear how great he or she is? Confident people don't do that. It goes back to that internal locus of control.

They don't think that their success is dependent on other people's approval, and they understand that no matter how well they perform, there's always going to be somebody out there offering nothing but criticism.

THEY DON'T PUT THINGS OFF

Why do people procrastinate?

Because they believe in themselves and expect that their actions will lead them closer to their goals, they don't sit around waiting for the right time or the perfect circumstances.

THEY DONT PASS JUDGEMENT

Confident people don't pass judgement on others because they know that everyone has something to offer, and they don't need to take other people down a notch in order to feel good about themselves. Comparing yourself to other people is limiting.

THEY DON'T AVOID CONFLICT

Confident people don't go along to get along, even when that means having uncomfortable conversations or making unpleasant decisions. They know that conflict is part of life and that they can't avoid it without cheating themselves out of the good stuff, too.

THEY DON'T LET A LACK OF RESOURCES GET IN THEIR WAY

Confident people don't get thrown off course just because they don't have the right title, the right staff, or the money to make things happen. Either they find a way to get what they need, or they figure out how to get by without it.

THEY DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE

Confident people understand that getting to comfortable is the mortal enemy of achieving their goals. That's because they know that comfort leads to complacency and complacency leads to stagnation.

When they start feeling comfortable they take that as a big red flag and start pushing their boundaries again so that they can continue to grow as both a person and a professional. They understand that a little discomfort is a good thing.