We’re all victims of occasional bouts of self-doubt, even the most successful, charismatic, confident among us have their moments of insecurity. Self-confidence can be a very delicate and complex thing. A few are born with it; others learn it early on and the rest of us have to learn to build it on our own.

我們每個人都有自我懷疑的時候，即使最成功最能力超群最自信的人有時也會迷茫。自信是一種微妙復雜的東西。有些人天生就很自信;還有一些人很早就學會了自信，而我們，也要學會建立我們自己的自信心。

Our confidence plays an important role in ability to achieve success and happiness. It affects our mental thought patterns, the way we speak, the way we act, and the decisions we make in all areas of our lives – career, money, relationships, and even our health. Confident people take more action, perform better, and are more likely to attain their goals. In addition, confident people also know how to take more enjoyment from their accomplishments are happier in general.

在通向成功和幸福的道路上，自信發揮著重要作用。它影響著我們的思維模式、說話方式、行為方式以及生活的各方面的決定——事業、金錢、人際關系，甚至我們的健康。自信的人行動更為果敢，辦事效率更高，更有可能實現他們的目標。此外，自信的人也明白如何從自己的成就中得到更多的快樂，生活也更加幸福。

Lucky for us, confidence can be built and strengthened until it becomes natural, just as any other habit. It simply takes a little time, some effort, and a bit of attention.

幸運的是，我們也可以建立并逐步加強我們的自信，直到它變得就像其他習慣一樣。建立自信心只需要一點點時間，一點點努力以及一點點專注。

1. Fail More Often.

更多的失敗。

The more challenges you take on, the more failures you’ll have, but learning that you can recover, get up and push forward builds confidence.

挑戰越多，失敗就越多，但是你要知道，你很快就能從中走出來，并成為你建立自信心的助推器。

2. Track your accomplishments.

記錄你的成就。

Keep a list of successes, big and small. It’ll help you to see your abilities in a more positive (and realistic) light.

記錄下你的每一次成功，無論大小。它會讓你用一種更積極(也更為現實)的眼光來看待自己的能力。

3. Don’t compare.

不要和別人比較。

Stop measuring yourself against others. What you see isn’t always real. Making comparisons is a damaging and an inaccurate measure of success anyway.

不要再拿自己和別人比較了。你看到的并不總是真相。無論如何，與別人比較都是對成功的一種破壞性和錯誤性的衡量。