self-confidence notes

Notes

· Many lack self-confidence and self-esteem
· Self-confidence can’t be taught
· Self-confidence, responsible for one’s success
· Know your strengths, never aim beyond or behind them
· Self-confidence and a healthy lifestyle go hand in hand
· Change takes time and effort, don’t give up
· “In recent years the definition of health has been expanded to include wellness, a state of being that enables you to reach your fullest potential” (Corbin and Lindsay 4).
· “If you are active and therefore more physically fit, you can resist fatigue, are less likely to be injured, and are capable of working more efficiently” (Corbin and Lindsay 6).
· “Regular physical activity results in physical fitness, which is the key to being able to do more of the things you want to do” (Corbin and Lindsay 6).
· “Self-confidence is having faith that you can be successful in some activity” (Corbin and Lindsay 37).
· “People that lack self-confidence may avoid trying new activities or experiences, or they may prematurely quit an activity” (Corbin and Lindsay 37).
· “A person is self-confident if he or she thinks I can do that as opposed to I don’t think I can” (Corbin and Lindsay 38).
· “ You can use the following guidelines to help improve self-confidence: learn a new way of thinking, set your own personal standards for success, avoid competition if it causes you a problem, set small goals that you are sure to reach, think and act on positive, not negative, ideas, and practice the skills of the activities in which you want to improve” (Corbin and Lindsay 38).
· “Building self-confidence helps you build the feeling that you are capable of being active for life” (Corbin and Lindsay 79).
· “ Attitude is another word for your feelings about something. Your attitude about physical activity can affect your well-being throughout life” (Corbin and Lindsay 95).
· “ Wellness is the positive component of health that includes having a good quality of life and a good sense of well-being as exhibited by having a positive outlook on life and being happy and fulfilled” (Corbin and Lindsay 279).
· “A healthy lifestyle if a way of living that helps you prevent illness and enhance wellness” (Corbin and Lindsay 285).
· “Healthy lifestyles are in your control and, if you practice them, they reduce your risk of many of the major health problems” (Corbin and Lindsay 285).
· “Doing regular physical activity is a healthy lifestyle that health experts feel is among the most important” (Corbin and Lindsay 285).
· Some examples of healthy lifestyles include: be physically active, eat properly, manage stress, adopt good personal health habits, avoid destructive habits, adopt good safety practices, and seek and follow appropriate medical advice.
· “A person who thinks success, or has positive thoughts, will more often be successful than a person who has negative thoughts” (Corbin and Lindsay 288).
· “One of the main reasons some people fail to stick with a healthy lifestyle program is because they don’t believe in themselves” (Corbin and Lindsay 289).
· “To be physically active, focus on what you can do-not what you can’t change” (Corbin and Lindsay 314).