Neurohacks for More Confidence

Has someone told you to just be more confident, to just think differently and it will come? You tried but it seemed very hard or didn't work in that moment? Confidence is a skill that can be learned. And like any skill, it does take some time and work.

Learning how to be confident is important in every part of your life. Being a great leader and team player at work, creating connections and deep relationships in our personal life, confidence is needed to be convincing, trustworthy, and effectively handle conflicts. Confidence can be learned by applying strategies from the field of psychology. Mindset, beliefs, and skills help elevate confidence. All this is important and valuable but for faster success, we can also add some neurohacks.

Today, I will share how we can influence confidence by training specific brain areas.

NEUROHACKS FOR CONFIDENCE:

 #1 Vestibular System

The vestibular system (inner ear) is a sensory system that is responsible for providing our brain with information about motion, head position, and spatial orientation; it also is involved with motor functions that allow us to keep our balance, stabilize our head, and our body during movement, and maintain posture. The vestibular system is extensively networked with the limbic system (primarily involved in the regulation of emotions), and hence vestibular stimulation can influence emotional behavior. Anxiety, motion sickness, and vertigo are symptoms of a weak vestibular system. In these situations, we definitely lack the feeling of confidence. 

The better our vestibular system functions, the better the brain knows how to predict and the more confident we can feel.

Join me for the next NeuroHP Live on June 2nd at 11 am PST to learn some drills to activate the vestibular system. Register info below.

  #2 Visual System

The vision system is directly connected to the vestibular system and neurologically connected to the spine. A better functioning visual system will impact the vestibular system (see #1). In addition, its connection to the spine influences reflexive spinal stability and posture. Better upright posture has been shown to influence our confidence. 

In the May NeuroHP Live we covered a lot of awesome vision drills. Missed it? Join the NeuroHP Basic Membership to have access to all recordings and the full drill library.

  #3 Movement

Better movement coordination is regulated by the cerebellum. A better functioning cerebellum sends information to the frontal cortex, which is our brain area where thoughts are created. Move better - not necessarily more - so that you think better for more confidence.

What means move better? Being able to move each joint well, breathing better by using all of the muscles necessary, and performing integration drills like juggling or other coordination drills. The NeuroHP Drill Library which is part of all NeuroHP Memberships has a vast variety of follow-along videos for better movement and integration.