A Practical Way To Build Lasting Self-Confidence

Darius Foroux
4 min readFeb 23, 2018

Do you ever feel shitty about yourself? It happens all the time to most of us.

It seems like everyone is building billion-dollar businesses, becoming YouTube stars, or making it big on Instagram.

Deep down, most of us also know that it’s 99% bullshit. But at the same time, we see all these people living awesome lives, and we don’t care if it’s real or not.

Whether you want money, fame, travel, or none of that stuff, it doesn’t matter because it always comes down to this: How confident are you?

  • Are you confident enough to ignore the naysayers and pursue you dreams?
  • Are you confident enough to resist outside pressure and stay grounded?

You see? Self-confidence is important if you want to live life on your terms — no matter what you’re after, a lack of confidence will always hold you back.

Research even shows that a lack of self-confidence is associated with:

  • Depression
  • loneliness and feeling left out
  • Lower academic achievement
  • Lower life satisfaction

I’ve researched self-confidence for years, and the most practical theory that I’ve found is something called “confidence by competence.”

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Darius Foroux
Darius Foroux

Written by Darius Foroux

I write about productivity, habits, decision making, and personal finance. Join my free weekly newsletter here: dariusforoux.com/wise-wealthy