7 Negative Habits That Destroy Confidence

Stop accepting these behaviors from yourself.

James Michael Sama
7 min readSep 27, 2024

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Signs of true self worth aren’t just seen in the things that you do, but sometimes, the things that you don’t do.

It’s easy to get caught up in reactive behaviors or mindsets when we are flooded with stimuli every single day. We’re scrolling through social media, becoming frustrated with a work deadline, having a disagreement in our personal lives — and before we know it, our mind is running away from us.

We start questioning ourselves, doubting our abilities, losing sight of the things that matter, constantly feeling a sense of dissatisfaction or inadequacy.

All of these things, of course, take a toll on our level of self-worth and confidence over time.

To develop true confidence, then, there are some behaviors we need to squash and reclaim control over.

Certain behaviors that truly confident people simply refuse to accept (from themselves).

Are they confident because they don’t accept these behaviors, or do they not accept these behaviors because they’re confident? The reason doesn’t matter, but the result does.

Let’s explore:

1: They don’t focus on things outside of their…

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James Michael Sama
James Michael Sama

Written by James Michael Sama

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