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Make The Best Impression: 11 Obvious Behaviors of Unconfident People, and Why You Should Be Aware of Them
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1. Create Physical Walls
People lacking in confidence will cross their arms across their chest, avoid eye contact, and maintain a defensive distance. Confident people, on the other hand, will expand their arms as if they welcome others inside their space, lock eyes, and engage through body language.2. Retreat with Fear of Rejection or Failure
Unconfident people often avoid any situation that could lead to feeling badly. For example, if they find someone attractive, they’ll avoid having a conversation—even though they don’t have to ask that person on a date. Or, they may avoid a game, like bowling with friends, because they’re unsure of their ability. And, because of this, they consistently end up losing by choice.3. Avoid True Competition
While unconfident people can be competitive minded, they typically will avoid any true competition. Sure, they might talk about how they’re better at something. But, when it’s time to test—toe-to-toe—they’ll make up an excuse why they can’t compete.4. Don’t Speak With Certainty
Okay, you’re probably thinking about some people you know who talk a big game because they lack confidence. That’s different. Certainty and authority are based on knowledge and experience rather than emotion. If you want to appear confident, just study the facts. When you do, you’ll actually be confident rather than pretend to be confident.5. Hesitate To Take Action
Unconfident people will be slow to take action. Why? Because they don’t trust themselves. Confident people will take action and deal with the outcome no matter what it happens to be. If you want to appear more confident, don’t hesitate. Act.6. Lack Composure
Sometimes people confuse the word composure with restraint. Many people who lack confidence spend a lot of time restraining themselves, their ideas, and their actions. However, composure is different. It means that you are in control of your emotions as well. It means someone can disagree with you and your emotions are stable because you believe in your own opinions and thoughts.7. Are Easily Offended
Think about this. If someone rude calls someone else stupid, who’s going to be offended? It won’t be people who truly believe they’re smart. Instead, it will be the person who questions their own intelligence. Unconfident people are easily offended while confident people brush off negative comments easily—because those comments don’t affect them.8. Don’t Celebrate Others
Unconfident people hate giving credit to others. They don’t like to see others succeed. They’re envious, and somehow believe that other people’s achievements are their failures. If you want to appear more confident, start by cheering for other people. When you do, they’ll start cheering for you.9. Struggle Making Decisions
Just like taking action, unconfident people have a really hard time making decisions. They may struggle with simple things like what to order on the menu, which movie they want to watch, or how to solve a simple problem. Again, it’s because they don’t trust their own judgement, and fear that any decision will be the wrong one. If you want to be more confident, make the decision and teach yourself this phrase, “I believe I made the right decision.” If you’re wrong, so what?10. Focus On Their Own Weaknesses
This is a bit obvious, yet it’s confusing for a lot of people. Highly confident people are actually the most humble people—because they don’t feel the need to impress others. However, unconfident people will often spend a lot of time talking about their weaknesses. That’s not humility. That’s self-degradation. Learn and practice the difference.11. Avoid Knowledge That Might Prove Them Wrong
We live in a world where every answer can be found at our fingertips. However, unconfident people often avoid learning because they fear they might be proven wrong. Listen for phrases like, “I feel like the answer might be this,” or “I just know the answer will be that.” Confident people will simply respond by saying, “I don’t know. Let’s find out.” Confident people are constant learners.More From Bon Voyaged
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