10 benefits of greater self-confidence

Being your best under stress. When you’re confident, you perform up to your potential and you want to perform your best.
Influencing others. Self-confident people often influence others more readily.
Having leadership and executive presence. Self-confidence plays a big part in leadership and executive presence.
Exuding a more positive attitude. When you feel confident about yourself, you believe you have an important and meaningful place in the world.
Feeling valued. When you’re confident, you know what you excel at and that you have value.
Reducing negative thoughts. Greater self-confidence allows you to experience freedom from self-doubt and negative thoughts about yourself.
Experiencing more fearlessness and less anxiety. Greater confidence makes you more willing to take smart risks & more able to move outside your comfort.
Having greater freedom from social anxiety. Becoming more comfortable being yourself reduces concern about what others might think of you. How liberating!
Gaining energy and motivation to take action. Confidence gives you positive energy to take action to achieve your personal and professional goals and dreams.
Being happier. Confident people tend to be happier and more satisfied.