Win at Work Like Baseball's
Rookie of the Year:
How to Improve
Confidence & Swagger
15+ Improving Role Awareness
& Job Engagement Tips
I find that knowing how to improve confidence and swagger at work is a continually unfolding adventure. That's because I'm ALWAYS reaching for personal and professional expansion. You're probably the same way. Here's what I noticed about work, and swagger at an Atlanta Braves game recently:
Don't miss: Share your comments here and the empowering video at the end... I don't know much about baseball but I found it easy to predict that the Atlanta Braves would stop their weekend losing streak, against the Dodgers, at the September 4, 2011 Atlanta game. And they did! Go Braves... How did I know the Braves would win? I knew when I saw Braves Relief Pitcher Craig Kimbrel walk to the pitcher's mound at the top of the ninth. His swagger, confidence, calm and "knowing" presence dominated the Field. In every move he radiated a 'vibe' that said, "I'm really good at this, and I am going to strike you out." And he did. I might not know anything about baseball stats or who the players were, but I do know what really high role awareness and job engagement looks and feels like, and how it positively impacts performance. And Craig Kimbrel has "it". His clear thinking and confident attention, plus his internal (mental and emotional) and external (physical) harmony and 'oneness' with his "job" (which is what very high role awareness and job engagement is) has led to him being named National League Rookie of the Year, taking all 32 first place votes. He's the first pitcher in the history of the Award to be a unanimous winner. Kimbrel had 127 strikeouts this season, the third-most ever for a rookie reliever. See him in action in this video created by a devoted fan, titled
Craig Kimbrel The Human Rocket: We Are in the Game of Business...
Different from Sports,
But There Are Many SimilaritiesWhile most of us are are not in the game of baseball we ARE in the "game" of business. We have a different playing field, but similar challenges. We have competitors we want to beat. We want our clients to be our fans. And we want to bring our "A" game into every meeting, proposal and interaction. In a recent newsletter I shared the traits of someone with high role awareness and job engagement, and gave nine interview questions to use so you can be looking for these traits that in the people you hire and promote. How to Improve Confidence and SwaggerHere, I'll begin to share a few ideas and resources for how to improve confidence, swagger, role awareness and job engagement. This is a rich and deep topic, so this article will really just skim the surface. But it is a start, and we can have more conversations, together in the future... Before I share my thoughts, want to know what you think. Take a moment to comment and share your challenges, wisdom and strategies for how to improve confidence and swagger at work.
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Two How to Improve
Confidence and Swagger Steps
We want the swagger of someone like Craig Kimbrel, and we often hope that the journey we must take to improve confidence, role awareness and job engagement will be something "new" and "interesting." But, in my experience with myself and with others, what it takes isn't really new, (but it can be interesting...) it just takes good old fashioned awareness, focus, practice and dedication. - The first 'how to improve confidence and swagger' step is to assess where you are.
What is your current level of role awareness and job engagement, today, now? How much confidence and swagger do you really feel? Not the fake bravado and false energy of bragging, but an innate sense of YOU knowing and embracing your place in the world of work as valuable and good.  How would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 (not true at all) to 5 (totally true) around these statements? - I love my work.
- I love who I am in my work.
- I like my work it does me good.
- I am fully present in my work. I do good work.
Just being aware of how important it is to feel good about you in your work, is a really good start toward assessing your current status. To accurately and specifically assess your levels of Role Awareness & Job Engagement, consider taking the Wake Up Eager ProLeadership Assessment (for Leaders)or ProSales Assessment (for Sales Pros). These tools assess where you are through the Science of Axiology---a science that measures how we think and make decisions. See a Sample Report at the above links, and take your own assessment right now, by clicking here. More About Wake Up Eager ProSales and ProLeadership Assessments:
These Assessments cover both the mental and the emotional aspects of leadership and sales performance.
Your results can help you activate all of your greatness and help you close the gaps on “blind spots” or emotional conditioning barriers that may be preventing you from achieving peak performance and productivity.
Your results will also reflect back to you how much stress you are feeling, how well you are coping with it, and can help you take the necessary steps for achieving sustained higher levels of performance, future vision, and continued initiative.
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- The next step is to take decisive action - do something! (See, I told you it was not anything fancy, or new!!)
Once you know where you are (Step 1) start doing things that help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. If you decide to complete a Wake Up Eager ProLeadership or ProSales assessment, your results will help you determine which action(s) will net you the greatest results, the fastest. I also have a ton of complimentary resources available to you online. Here are a few:  Stand Out in a Crowd, Become An Expert: How to Build Self Confidence By Building Expertise
This page includes: What true expertise is, Why you should care and shares two focus areas, advice from other WUE Community readers and a complimentary workbook with six self-guided exercises. - Work Motivation, Energy & Drive: 2 Mindset Shifts & 11 Resources
This article gives you two "must-do's" for finding more motivation and energy, and eleven very cool resources, including my favorite, The Perfect Work Mantra. Suzie Note: In the future I will be adding more self-study and on-demand audio and video overviews around how to improve self confidence, swagger, role awareness and job engagement. So, stay tuned!
How to Improve Confidence & Swagger:
Assess Where You Are AssessmentsThe fee for each assessment is: $125. If you choose to complete an assessment for yourself or if you want to assess someone you are considering hiring, simply pick the most applicable area: ProSales or ProLeadership. To see a sample report, here. I'm including a phone debrief of the results with this purchase. Once your assessment is completed the results are emailed to the email address entered when you start, immediately.
How to Improve Confidence/Swagger
Inspiring Video - I AM A CHAMPION!Wow, this video's empowering. My favorite 'Coach' statements from this video:
"No one will deny me. No one will tell me who I am, who I can be. Belief will change my world. I will define myself. I will write my own praises. no one can tell me what I can or cannot be. I am a champion." Oh yes you are!
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