Many people know how to be confident because they choose to be confident. You may know some people who appear to have been born confident, but confidence is a state of mind, not an inherent trait.

People tend to think that being confident is a direct result of feeling good about yourself when, really, it is more complex than that.

You can have a very high opinion of yourself but if others don’t recognize and appreciate your worth, chances are, you won’t be too confident.

Just as you wouldn’t be too confident if everyone around you adored your every move but you feel terrible about yourself.

The key to being confident is to mingle a positive self-image with a feeling of acceptance by those around you.

The following simple steps should get you well on your way to a more confident air.

1. Have no fear.

Statistically, rejection is insignificant. For every one time you are rejected, you will be accepted ten times, providing your goals are realistic.

You may get 10 rejections before you accepted the due 100, but that just gives you something to look forward to, hope.

Hope breeds happiness and happiness dispels fear.