--- title: Confidence: 6 Ways to Give It a Boost description: How to be more confident at work canonical: https://time.com/3835211/how-to-boost-confidence/ author: Levo League article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-09T22:29:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:57.699Z og:title: 6 Ways to Boost Your Confidence og:description: Just do it og:url: https://time.com/3835211/how-to-boost-confidence/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt263b418275dce8cd/6987ecd50b72e301376e1b67/514412207-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 507 og:image:height: 285 og:image:alt: close-up-woman-smiling og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 6 Ways to Boost Your Confidence twitter:description: Just do it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt263b418275dce8cd/6987ecd50b72e301376e1b67/514412207-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 6 Ways to Boost Your Confidence > Sponsored content. 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Turn off your phone and stay** **_away_** **from the Internet.** I recently did a weekend detox from all things tech and emerged on Monday feeling lighter, more self-aware, and ready to take on the world. I find this simple challenge quite invigorating; it eliminates the compulsive impulse to check my phone every two minutes. **2\. Just do it.** Whatever is causing your current anxiety or insecurity, chances are, you’re _ready_ for it. Remind yourself that we’re handed challenges because we’re capable of them. Making a big presentation, deciding to move across the country—these are risky moments presented to us in life because we want whatever comes next. So don’t think too much, just do it. **3\. Adjust your posture and smile.** Slumping and slouching are enemies of positivity. I find that I can be sitting at a computer working on a project for hours, and when I finally sit back, I realize my body is aching and my face is tense from not smiling. Fix that before you look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame! **4\. Jot down a list of all the things that have been positive in the past week or month.** It’s important to reflect on your past (but recent) successes in order to motivate you for the present and future. You know what they say, an object in motion stays in motion… **5\. Exercise.** Whether it’s CrossFit, yoga or SoulCycle, get your body to the nearest gym and break a sweat. It’s scientifically [proven](http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/stress/physical-activity-reduces-st) to make you feel better thanks to those endorphins. Better yet, go outside! Running, walking, hiking and biking are all great workouts because the physical act of going somewhere trains your brain into think you’re actually _going somewhere_. **6\. Make something.** Remember macramé at summer camp? Woodshop class in middle school? The joy of fashioning an item out of your bare hands brings out your inner creative child. Concentrating on an art project or creation of any kind is a satisfying task. If art isn’t your thing, perhaps cooking a quick, healthy meal is your equivalent. You’ll boost your confidence by achieving these small, creative tasks and letting your imagination run wild. _This_ [_article_](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/the-best-negotiation-books-for-2015) _originally appeared on_ [_Levo.com_](http://www.levo.com/)_._ _More from Levo.com:_ * [6 Tips for Getting Over the Confidence Hurdle](http://www.levo.com/articles/career-advice/how-to-be-more-confident-at-work) * [One Curl at a Time: Building Confidence from the Inside Out](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/curly-hair-helped-build-confidence) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3835211/how-to-boost-confidence/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3835211/how-to-boost-confidence/"},"headline":"6 Ways to Boost Your Confidence","datePublished":"2015-06-09T22:29:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:57.699Z","description":"Just do it","url":"https://time.com/3835211/how-to-boost-confidence/","keywords":["Living","confidence","career"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt263b418275dce8cd/6987ecd50b72e301376e1b67/514412207-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kelsey Manning / Levo League"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt263b418275dce8cd/6987ecd50b72e301376e1b67/514412207-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"close-up-woman-smiling","caption":"close-up-woman-smiling","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3835211/how-to-boost-confidence/","name":"6 Ways to Boost Your Confidence"}}]}] ```