Sri Lanka, April 4 -- Often, we talk about confidence in terms of social skills and interactions with others, but you can apply the word to many different areas. We all want to be more confident. You can increase your confidence by exhibiting the behaviour of a confident person. You build confidence because of your behaviour and actions. You don't become confident to exhibit those behaviours.

It might not seem like it, but you had a hand in shaping yourself into the person you are today even if you feel like you're just the way you are. If you want to improve your confidence, try exhibiting some of these traits. Practise them enough and you'll gain the competence it takes to be confident.

Three words

"I don't know." A confident person ...