? Do what you think is the right step for you in your life.
? Start taking risks, and be okay with it if they fail.
? Admit your mistakes, and learn from them.
? Accept compliments graciously.
? Don't crow about your own accomplishments.
? Develop confident body language.
? Be realistic, not pessimistic.

Let's go through these seven tips briefly, one by one.

1. Do what you think is the right thing for you to do.

If you struggle with self confidence, you are probably pretty easily swayed by what other people say you should do with your life. Because you are not entirely sure about your own decisions, you have difficulty just going ahead and doing what you really want to do.

Even though it is difficult to begin, start sticking to your guns. You should always be open to other people's advice, but you are the one in charge of your life. Acting like you are will help you feel like you are.

When you have a decision to make, think it out carefully. Make lists of pros and cons. Make a preliminary decision based on what you think is the right step. Then go to others for advice, but if they suggest something that you don't feel right about, then don't do what they say. Trust your own instincts.

2. Start taking risks, and be confident in taking them.

People who struggle with their confidence tend to act in a way that they deem to be safe. They are too afraid to take risks, either in their personal life or in their professional life. Well, it's time for you to start taking risks.

The worst thing that can happen if you take a risk is that it fail. And what happens if something fails? If your boss doesn't like your proposal or that girl doesn't give you her number? Then you pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on. You can't get everything right every time. But you need to start trying. The more you try, the more confident you will become.

3. Admit your mistakes, and learn from them.

Confident people are willing to take risks. These risks, along with every day decisions, can often end up being mistakes. Confident behavior means that instead of beating yourself up and down and focusing on your inevitable failure, if you make a mistake, you admit it. Don't dwell on it. Instead, admit it, look carefully at what you did wrong, and then remember it for next time.

Mistakes aren't the end of the world. Instead, look at them as learning opportunities.

4. Accept compliments graciously.

Confident behavior means that you don't have to belittle yourself when somebody compliments you. Accept compliments. Admit that you worked hard on something, and thank the person for their compliment. Everybody ends up being embarrassed if you start to make excuses.

5. Don't crow about your own accomplishments.

People who don't have high self confidence often feel that they need to crow about their own accomplishments because they are afraid that nobody else will notice. Even if you feel the urge to tell people about how well you did something, or that your boss praised you, hold back. People will notice themselves. And if they don't say anything to you about it, move on. You know that you did a good job.

6. Develop confident body language.

An important part of confident behavior is confident body language. Confident body language translates into a more confident way of approaching life. Some key elements of confident body language are good posture, looking people in the eye, standing straight. Other people will be more trusting in you, and you will trust yourself more, also.

7. Be realistic, not pessimistic.

People with low self confidence often times think that their constant negative thinking is just seeing the world the way that it is. This isn't true.

Realistically, things turn out well sometimes, and badly other times. When things turn out badly, you simply have to pick yourself up and move on. If you are thinking realistically, you plan for things to work out, but you aren't devastated if they do not.