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Improving self-confidence - tools & techniques

Self-confidence is the foundation of effective action, communication, and professional development. In mentoring and coaching, working on it is particularly important—it helps the mentee recognize their own resources, appreciate achievements, and learn to boldly take on new challenges. Lack of self-confidence often stems not from a lack of competence, but from limiting beliefs or previous experiences. Properly selected techniques allow for the gradual rebuilding of self-esteem and trust in one's own decisions.

In this category, you will find mentoring and coaching techniques that support strengthening self-esteem, building a positive attitude, and developing courage in action. These tools help mentees better recognize their strengths, set realistic goals, and celebrate achievements—both small and large. Thanks to them, the development process becomes not only effective but also more satisfying.

If you want to learn how mentoring can support the development of inner strength and agency, check out the article "The sea of ​​benefits of being a mentor" . It is also worth reading the text "Quality of a good mentor - what an effective mentor should be like" , which shows how building self-confidence supports not only personal development, but also the ability to support others on their path.

The following techniques will help you strengthen your self-esteem, develop the courage to act, and make decisions that align with your inner self. These are practical tools that will build your self-confidence step by step—both at work and in your personal life.

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technique aimed at grounding a person in what is important and valuable. Its use facilitates prioritization and provides strength and motivation to act in a specific direction.
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Description of the technique
This technique promotes working with potential. It serves to strengthen and motivate the person we're working with.
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Description of the technique
This technique promotes working with potential. Using it, we focus on areas for development and on positive developments. It helps us focus on the future.
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Description of the technique
This technique allows you to identify beliefs that limit your growth. By using this technique at a deeper level, you can begin to work on changing your beliefs and ways of thinking.
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Description of the technique
This technique promotes working with potential. It allows for the definition of areas that lead to a sense of wholeness, good mood, and mental balance.
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This technique helps you work with internal limitations and habits. It allows you to identify and work with your limitations.
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Description of the technique
This technique promotes working with potential. It serves to strengthen and motivate the person being worked with. It allows for defining areas of energy and maintaining a balance between positive and negative energies.
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Description of the technique
The Wheel of Life is a technique that works well when you need to examine your level of satisfaction in the most important areas of your life. The visual nature of this exercise allows you to easily identify what's important at any given moment. This tool can be used in either the first or last session to measure changes in your satisfaction level in the area(s) you've chosen to work on.
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Description of the technique
The values wheel is a technique that works well when you need to examine your level of satisfaction in the most important areas of your life and values. The visual nature of this exercise allows you to easily identify what's truly important at a given moment. This tool can be used in either the first or last session to measure changes in your level of satisfaction with the area(s) you've chosen to work on.
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#meaning
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Description of the technique
Drzewjo Jelly Baby is a simple tool that allows you to focus on a rational discussion of a given issue. It can be used in various contexts and address many areas, such as conflict management, transitioning through change, and facing challenges. Using this tool unleashes creativity and allows a person to view a given situation with clarity and transparency.
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Description of the technique
Socratic dialogue is a working technique, a questioning technique that supports examining and challenging irrational thoughts and beliefs. It involves discussing and questioning what arises in our minds as a result of a given event or situation.
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Energy balance is a technique that allows you to identify what brings you satisfaction and what causes exhaustion at work. By practicing mindfulness, you can examine the tasks that bring you joy and consider what you can do to increase your engagement in such activities.
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Addressing limiting beliefs is a key part of development work. These questions are designed to explore the underlying causes of these beliefs and encourage the mentee to transform limiting beliefs into supportive ones.
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#beliefs
#automatic thoughts
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#self-awareness
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