How to boost your confidence

4. Be disciplined
Keep your agreements. Be on time. Be conscious of the present. When we stick to the 'now' and don't veer off at tangents, we are involved and aware of opportunities. Those we deal with sense that we're fully with them. That has a tremendous effect on the quality of your personal and professional relationships.

5. Give and receive
Give what you want. If you want more co-operation and respect, give respect and co-operate. If you want to succeed, help others succeed. If you want more joy, be more joyful. Be open to giving to yourself as well and trust that you deserve to receive or no one else will. Energy and positive thinking are infectious.

Perhaps, as you read this, you're thinking, 'These seem so easy, they couldn't possibly work. But those people who are most confident do live simply. They don't let life become overwhelming.