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Forbes
17-07-2025
- Forbes
5 ChatGPT Prompts To Build Unshakable Self-Confidence
5 ChatGPT prompts to build unshakable self-confidence Confidence is trained like a muscle, through progressive overload. Anyone can build it. But most people wait for it to magically appear. They read self-help books, watch motivational videos, and hope tomorrow feels different. What if you could engineer your self-belief as strategically as you plan your business? Building unshakable confidence requires a system. Targeted exercises that challenge your current limits while staying believable enough to actually work. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and keep the same chat window open so the context carries through. Systematic confidence: ChatGPT prompts for mental strength Generic affirmations bounce off your brain. Your mind rejects "I am a millionaire" when your bank account says otherwise. The sweet spot sits at 60 percent believable, 40 percent aspirational. This ratio tricks your brain into accepting the stretch while maintaining enough credibility to bypass your inner cynic. "Based on what you know about my goals, write five affirmations that feel 60 percent believable and 40 percent aspirational, in first-person present tense. Each affirmation should address a specific area where I want more confidence. Make them concrete enough that my brain accepts them as possible, but ambitious enough to pull me forward. Ask for more detail if required." Your brain can't tell the difference between vividly imagined success and real memories. Make this neurological quirk your secret weapon. Create detailed mental movies of tomorrow's victories to plant seeds of inevitability in your subconscious. Every champion visualizes winning before stepping into the arena. Your future self already knows the path because they've walked it. "Continuing with this discussion, simulate a dialogue with my five-year-future self describing the dividends of today's habits. Have future-me speak in detail about specific results, lifestyle changes, and mindset shifts that came from my current actions. Include concrete examples of how small daily choices compound into major life changes. Make the dialogue feel real and conversational." Public failures hurt more than private ones. They carry extra weight because others saw what happened. But every entrepreneur worth following has a collection of spectacular crashes. The failures don't matter. What matters is how they tell the story. Reframe that embarrassing moment as a badge of honor. Script it until pride replaces shame. "Based on what you know about my past experiences, select a public failure I've mentioned, reframe it as a badge of honor, and script the three-line story I will share at events. The first line should hook attention, the second should flip the expected narrative, and the third should land with a powerful lesson. Make it memorable, slightly self-deprecating, and ultimately empowering. Ask for information if required." Your inner critic feeds on vague feelings. It thrives in the absence of data. But daily evidence collection starves that unhelpful voice. Track tiny wins to create an undeniable paper trail of progress. The gap between where you started and where you stand today tells the real story. Documented wins create facts that even your harshest inner voice can't argue with. "Now pose a daily audit question tallying progress not perfection. Create a specific question I can answer each evening that focuses on small wins, lessons learned, and forward movement. The question should take less than two minutes to answer but capture meaningful evidence of growth. Include a follow-up prompt that helps me spot patterns weekly." Mundane routines kill motivation (and therefore confidence) faster than failure ever could. But what if brushing your teeth felt like training for the Olympics? Adding playful commentary transforms boring habits into championship moments. Your brain releases dopamine when you celebrate, even if the celebration feels silly. This neurological hack makes consistency addictive. Every small action becomes part of your highlight reel when you narrate it right. "Based on what you know about my morning routine and daily habits, narrate my morning routine like a sports commentator calling a championship. Include specific actions I've mentioned, add dramatic flair to mundane tasks, and create excitement around discipline. Use present tense, active voice, and the energy of a defining moment in sports history. Make it playful but genuinely motivating." Build confidence with consistent mental training and ChatGPT Stop waiting for confidence to find you. Build it, one mental rep at a time. Create affirmations that stretch you without breaking your belief system. Design vivid mental movies of your success. Transform your failures into power stories that prove your courage. Track daily evidence that silences your inner critic. Inject playful energy into mundane habits until discipline feels like winning. Mental gains compound fast. Confidence is method. Access all my best ChatGPT content prompts
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Malo Gusto on his difficult season and excitement at Estevao arrival
Malo Gusto has opened up on what was a difficult first season for him under Enzo Maresca, but says he has always remained focused. The Frenchman joined Chelsea from French side Lyon in January 2023 before joining up with the squad that summer, and he enjoyed a brilliant first season for the club under Mauricio Pochettino. Advertisement Last campaign however was not so smooth for the full-back, who was asked to try something different under Maresca. He has regularly been asked to invert into midfield, where he does not look fully comfortable, but says he just wants to help the team. 'It's important to do different things on the pitch, the coach asked me to do that and I tried to help the team as much as I can and I'm so happy to win through these games. The chance in football that you have is that we have a lot of games and even when one game is bad, the next can be good and the most important is to deal with that. 'You have to stay focused, stay strong in your mind and try to get better game by game. That's what I always try to do.' Gusto also said that mental strength has been a key focus for the entire squad during this competition, and that it's a huge reason as to why they are in the semi-final: 'During this competition, our mental strength has been the most important thing. That's what we are in thes semi final because we've shown that on the pitch during all the games that we have had. Advertisement 'Now it is not enough, we still have a semi final to play, we have a chance of the trophy and that's what we must try to do.' Chelsea faced Palmeiras in the last round and it was a great chance for the squad to see a future team-mate live in action, in Estevao. And Gusto said was very impressed by the Brazilian. 'He's a good player, he will come to Chelsea soon and now we are happy to beat him because that was our objective but he's a good player and we have a lot more in our squad now. 'As I said, we have a lot of players but if he comes to Chelsea then it's because he's good as well and will be part of this team.'
