If You Want to Build Unshakable Self-Confidence, Quit This Deadly Habit

You will destroy yourself from the inside out.

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Confidence did not come naturally to me.

For the entirety of my life in school, I was too unconfident to even raise my hand in a classroom. Athletically, my entire wrestling career in high school was marred by lackluster performances under pressure. Romantically, I didn’t go on a single date for 3 years in college because a heartbreak I experienced pushed me so deep into the ground that death sounded less scary than talking to an attractive stranger.

For years, my life was dictated by unconscious behavior that smelled of zero confidence and low self-esteem.

But a few years ago, everything started to change.

Over time, I became a confident person. Now, I teach martial arts every single day now and speak to a roomful of strangers without even sweating. I also publish writing on the internet every day and subject my ideas to public judgment.

Years ago, these things would have scared the living shit out of me.

Everything changed when I dropped this one terrible habit.

Confidence is hard to build but easy to lose.