Don’t you hate commercials? Same. But the James Bond Blueprint is back so don’t you worry.
I’m actually watching The World is Not Enough right now while this is being written so hopefully it inspires me. In the last installment I touched on Bond’s class and composure, and in this one I’ll speak on his confidence and intelligence. These are two very important things which gives him the ability to exude all that James Bond is. Follow this blueprint and they will let you express all that [insert your name here] is as well.
Confidence
Nothing James Bond does can be done without his legendary confidence. He says what he wants. He does what he wants. It is always cool. How is he so confident? Maybe he’s born with it? Maybe it’s Maybelline? Seriously though, he’s like the most confident person in the world and I’m here to tell you why. It’s because he knows who he is. James Bond is not the biggest, strongest, smartest, or even the best looking man in the world. He’s not even 2nd place nor is he trying to be. He doesn’t compare himself to others. He is himself, and he knows nobody else on earth can do that better than he can. Of course, he does have skills, and you can only be so confident in yourself being a slob, but as long as you have respectable qualities as a person there is no reason you can’t be confident as well. You are who you choose to be. Whoever the people around you think you are right now is a result of the person you chose to show them. Crazy huh? You can actually be exactly who you want to be.
Confidence Tip: Look yourself in the mirror and realize that there is only one you. Recognize the qualities that you already have and take pride in them. Use that to express who you really are. We place barriers on ourselves with our minds because we care too much about what others think of us, but realizing that fact will help free you. The difference between you now and the confident you is only a state of mind. Go out and be great, people will notice. More importantly, you will notice.
EXTRA Confidence Tip: Since I’m nice I’ll give you another tip, and no I couldn’t have just put it in the previous paragraph. Take note of your posture and correct it. Look at how James Bond walks: chest up, shoulders back, chin tucked. Not only does that posture convey power and confidence, it has been found that power posture like that actually increases your testosterone and the opposite posture increases your stress hormones. Body language not only speaks to the minds of others, but to yours as well. Use it!
Intelligence
James Bond is intelligent; there is no doubt about that. Not only is he intelligent in the sense of knowing many facts, but he knows the instances in which to use them. He is well versed in everything from languages to weaponry and he uses this knowledge to get him through tough situations. Intelligence opens many doors for him and it can for you too.
Intelligence Tip: Think of your brain as a giant library of empty book shelves and ever since you were born you have been filling those shelves with books of things you have learned about. The library is endless with unlimited space for more books. Fill those shelves! The more books you have in your library the more information you have to draw from when the time is right. Also, the more you learn about a certain topic (read a certain book) the faster you will be able to find that book and the answer when you need it. Learning is not only meant for school so stop your lazy thinking. Go out of your way to educate yourself.
Another commercial! It’s the last one, I promise! In the final part to this series I’ll go over awareness and something I can personally help you with: physical fitness. Until next time.
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