Turning Around the Inferiority Complex

As a Life Coach, it is not uncommon that we find ourselves working with individuals who have fallen into the pit of interiority, or the inferiority complex. Knowing just how to guide an individual to begin turning this situation around is an essential tool that your client will forever be grateful for.

Many people, for one reason or another, seem to keep sinking into the pit of inferiority complex on a steady decline. They feel inferior about their capabilities to handle the hurdles of life. They seem to be enslaved into a life of fear, intimidated by their own negative thoughts.

Are you one of them? If you are, are you contented with the way you feel? Do you think you deserve to be like this? Of course not, so move over to the other side, from negative to positive thoughts. Perhaps you might ask or say, “What must I do? Don’t give me that stuff about self-confidence. It’s beginning to sound like a broken record.”

Positive thoughts to build self-confidence may sound like a broken record to you, something that doesn’t or won’t work on you. But how come it does on other people?

If you were told that you are the reason why positive thoughts of self-confidence don’t work for you, you’ll probably stop reading this article. I don’t blame you. Nobody admits to be the reason why solutions to problems fail because it’s their fault.

But think. If you drop this article, who is on the losing side? You may be depriving yourself the key to gain self-confidence, to turn your inferiority to superiority complex. You may have faults that cause you to lose self-confidence. And you’re convinced that you are not at fault, that there must be some other reason or reasons out of your hands. “Blame it to society, to cultures, to absence of opportunities, to poverty, to government, to wrong timing; just don’t blame it on me!”

Don’t let failures in the past stop you from conquering your inferiority. Letting failure overwhelm you is the easy way out.

Make yourself a worthy opponent to inferiority. Either you or inferiority stays. The world is too crowded for both of you. Be firm in your decision to gain self-confidence. Resolve that you won’t give up until you turn your inferiority upside down. And you can start doing this by believing in yourself. Believe that you can do it.

Belief in the self is the first step to gain self-confidence. Next, surround yourself with affirmation attuned to positive thoughts, faith, and courage. Surround yourself with positive thoughts in printed form. When you go around malls or shops that carry these items, buy them, especially those that you find very encouraging and uplifting. You can also print them out yourself by downloading from the Internet. Have them laminated and hanged on the walls of every room in your house, in the car, in the office, and in every place you frequently go.

When you are constantly bombarded with words of encouragement, your mind swings and aligns itself accordingly. This is a natural reaction. You act in accordance with what you see or how you think. This is best exemplified when you hear tunes or songs (especially those you are familiar with) you have not heard for a long time. When you hear them on the radio, you begin to hum and sing accordingly, even unconsciously.

Simple and subtle as this technique may seem; it works. See how your world of inferiority will turn to a world of superiority.