Dr. Aziz offers a 7-day challenge to boost confidence: each day, seek one opportunity to connect with someone you normally wouldn't—ranging from a smile or hello to a compliment—and include at least one short conversation during the week. The practice builds confidence by producing repeated action and by shifting mindset from avoidance to approach, increasing openness and energy.
Do you want to feel significantly more confident in just one week? If so, try this simple challenge. You do something once a day and over seven days is going to change your confidence in a significant way. Here's what you do. You look for one opportunity each day to connect with someone you normally wouldn't. That could be as small as a smile or a hello or a compliment. And then in there throughout the week, mix in a conversation. Literally just start a conversation with something you normally wouldn't look for One opportunity today. And this does two things. One, you're getting getting seven days of actual practice, which builds confidence because confidence is a byproduct of action. Number two, you're changing your mindset from avoidance. I don't want to talk to people to approach. And when you do that, your energy shifts. You become much more open to the world, and your confidence skyrockets.
