UFC bantamweight Aljamain Sterling on self belief

Self-belief is something that only my mother would seldom teach me. And even for that, I'm grateful to have any it from at least one of my parents. I believe having self-belief is crucial for development of all kids, so that they're confident in their own abilities and their future, of being good or great at something they choose to be good at. So many times in my life I've doubted my abilities and it was the shackles to my own development and success as a student, an athlete, and a person. I still battle my pessimistic-demons and time, after time, I prove to myself that I can be just as great as anyone else, as long I want to be! #TBT when I won the CFFC 135 lb title against Sean Santella, who was the top ranked guy in my division! #DreamsIntoReality! Try to tell me what I can't do and I'll kick your ass! 💪

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Self-belief is something that only my mother would seldom teach me. And even for that, I'm grateful to have any it from at least one of my parents. I believe having self-belief is crucial for development of all kids, so that they're confident in their own abilities and their future, of being good or great at something they choose to be good at. So many times in my life I've doubted my abilities and it was the shackles to my own development and success as a student, an athlete, and a person. I still battle my pessimistic-demons and time, after time, I prove to myself that I can be just as great as anyone else, as long I want to be!

Using your nervous ticks to your advantage

 

 

Sometimes if you're nervous or doubtful and lose confidence, your body language can change to do something like fold your arms, put your head down, or a variety of subconscious movements. However, you can condition yourself to transition from the unsure body language to a sure one. So if you know your unconfident behaviours that is the first step. Sometimes I press my lips together during stressful and unsure moments, or gaze down, and even take a big gulp. So I consciously now do these behaviours and practice transitioning from doing something like taking a big gulp and then immediately walking tall, chest puffed out, totally relaxed and confident like I am an unstoppable force of nature. The more I practice this the more when I feel unsure in real life and I have unconfident body language, without even thinking, I am trained to instantly take the posture of an unstoppable ultra confidence force. The great thing is that the more you practice the easier it is done subconsciously. So unsure states of mind automatically are transformed into unbelievable confidence.

Humility comes from how you come at the world. Confidence comes from how you come at yourself. —Greg Jackson

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