Confidence Blog

To achieve more and to be a high performer, you would want to be both active and highly productive in all that you do.

You can save yourself a lot of time and effort, and avoid the trial and error method, simply by learning from others who had achieved bigger results in the same field as yours.

By learning what other successful people did, and by adopting their methods into your life you, too, can achieve similar success.

I encouraged one of my clients to leisurely read as many biographies of highly successful people as she could. She might find the biographies pleasurable to read and she might also find them truly inspiring and motivating.

Having read a few such books, this client was surprised to learn that even though they were highly successful people, they still constantly looked for ways to improve the quality of their lives.

They still invested a huge amount of their time discovering and considering ways to be even more effective and productive in the service that they provide.

Constant and never-ending improvement! A great value worth importing into your life!

If you were to read a biography of a highly successful person in your field, whose biography would you read?

Hani Al-Qasem

For more information on how to have a meaningful life and to expand your personal capacity for happiness and success, visit: http://www.insight4you.com

Hani Al-Qasem is a self-improvement expert. He co-authored the e-book “Self-Confidence Building in 7 Steps.” Go to the website above now and download your FREE copy of the e-book and start today to change your life for the better.

As I turned the door handle, she burst into my office, her head down shaking in disbelief, repeating the same question over and over again: “What was I thinking? I can’t believe I did that.”

“Did what?” I asked.

On the spur of the moment this debonair, well-spoken executive leapt out of her black leather chair and stormed into her boss’s office at 5:30pm, demanded a raise and left the building.

On the spur of the moment, on impulse, without thinking.

Most of us have done something in our lives that we later question. Yet, who do we question? Who do we blame, or thank, for our actions? We hold our spontaneous or consciously deliberate thoughts accountable for our emotions and behaviour.

Everything begins with a thought. Our thoughts, our reflections, direct the lives that we lead. Our thoughts can drive us to fulfil our dreams.

If you were to change the thought “if only” to “next time” for a day or so, what new opportunities will open for you?

By the way – she got the raise!

Hani Al-Qasem

For more information on how to have a meaningful life and to expand your personal capacity for happiness and success, visit: http://www.insight4you.com

Hani Al-Qasem is a self-improvement expert. He co-authored the e-book “Self-Confidence Building in 7 Steps.” Go to the website above now and download your FREE copy of the e-book and start today to change your life for the better.

In my experience, I have found this particular question to be very exciting and intriguing, “What would you do, if you only knew that you could?”

Some people respond by raising their eyebrows silently, others take in a deep breath and hold it in deep thought, until I remind them to resume breathing. Most of them, however, simply resurrect a list of wishes or the things they don’t want.

The idea behind this question is for it not to simply scratch the surface, but for it to go much deeper. It is a soul-searching question that could allow you to achieve much more in your life.

One person sat back in his chair and closed his eyes. A couple of minutes later he smiled and went on to inform me how he can picture his bedroom as a child: each wall a mosaic of pictures of courtroom events and magazine and newspaper cut-outs of dramatic trials.

He went on unfolding his younger years, until he suddenly frowned and told his tale of family complications that lead him to quit law school.

In the end, the man had rekindled his burning desire to accomplish his forgotten childhood dream of becoming a lawyer.

Within a couple of months, this young man was registered at law school and had found a junior job in a respectable law firm. His dream, his ‘what would you do’ came back to life. He went back to follow his passion, and the inspiration gained allowed him to be more fulfilled than at any other time in his life.

If you ask yourself, “What would I do, if I only knew that I could?” What would it be that you would do?

For more information on how to have a meaningful life and to expand your personal capacity for happiness and success, visit: http://www.insight4you.com

Hani Al-Qasem is a self-improvement expert. He co-authored the e-book “Self-Confidence Building in 7 Steps.” Go to the website above now and download your FREE copy of the e-book and start today to change your life for the better.

I make it a daily rule that, after visualising my goals and going through the things I am grateful for in my life, I set the day’s intention - how I intend my day to go - then I go about my day.
Every now and then I remind myself of my intention so it remains at the forefront of my thoughts.
Someone I knew complained that his business was not making enough money for him to hire some staff so he could enjoy having more free time.
When asked, he informed me that whenever he wanted to increase his business he would say and think to himself, “I don’t make enough money to hire staff yet.”
I asked him to change his line of thought to: “I intend to attract unlimited abundance into my life right now.” He was to repeat that intention as many times as possible throughout the day, starting first thing in the morning upon awakening.
After a while, he noticed he had a more relaxed approach towards his business and he felt less stressful. Within a few short months, he hired a sales assistant and an assistant manager.
He then started to enjoy worry-free days off. A luxury he didn’t have before. Although he always carried his mobile phone with him, in case of an emergency, he relaxed more and was able to spend more quality time with his family.
Are you willing to set daily intentions and reap their rewards?
Hani Al-Qasem

Hani Al-Qasem and Natalie Dee are the co-authors of the e-book “Self-Confidence Building in 7 Steps.”

For more information on how to have self-confidence be sure to read the free e-book.

Also, to live a more meaningful life and achieve many of your dreams, simply press play, relax and change.

There is something I learned in life – when I do something and it just doesn’t quite get me where I wanted to get to, I analyse what I did, learn from it and go out for a long thoughtful walk. I take in the fresh air, release any negative thoughts or frustrations, then I search for another approach. I look for a better way.

Successful people have long ago adopted the ‘asking questions’ method into their lives. When something has not worked the way they had wanted, they control their frustration and negative feelings, and ask themselves, “What am I doing that is not working?”

They analyse why what they did not work the way they had originally wanted, then they find another way, they tackle their objective differently.

What is important here is to understand why a particular approach didn’t work, and then make any necessary adjustments and go for it again. Perhaps you can go as far as being grateful for any frustrations for they allow you to fine tune and perfect what it is you are going to achieve.

Hani Al-Qasem

Hani Al-Qasem and Natalie Dee are the co-authors of the e-book “Self-Confidence Building in 7 Steps.”

For more information on how to have self-confidence be sure to read the free e-book.

Also, to live a more meaningful life and achieve many of your dreams, simply press play, relax and change.