Why You Should Have the Confidence to Do Things Alone

Are you afraid to do things alone? Or are you quite confident when alone in public? Here are the top reasons why you should have the confidence to do things alone and embrace such solitude.

Doing things alone can definitely seem intimidating sometimes. Do you ever feel self-conscious and anxious about situations where you might be alone in public?

Or are there things that you want to do, but your friends are not available and you don't feel like going out on your own?

Doing things alone is not as scary as you might think, and there are benefits when you have the courage to do so.

1. You'll miss opportunities if you don't

The truth is, if you are always scared about doing things alone, you'll likely miss out on many opportunities. There are likely going to be times when your friends are busy or unavailable, like we said above, so it is necessary to build the confidence to be able to go out alone.

Rather than being 'forced' to stay at home, by going out and doing those things independently, you may end up having a lot of fun, learning and discovering new things that you can later share with your friends.

2. It will increase your self-confidence in other areas of life

Doing things alone will help you build your self-confidence in other areas. If you are usually worried to go out alone, but you start pushing your comfort zone and trying new things, you will get braver and this will positively affect your view of yourself.

It feels extremely good to break down previous barriers and do things you never imagined you could.

You will feel more confident around others too.

No longer will you be looking around nervously when in public, because you will feel comfortable being alone in a crowd. This is a really amazing ability to develop, and something that will be handy in so many situations, because let's face it, you can't always avoid doing things alone.

3. You are actually more likely to make friends

Did you know that you're actually more likely to make friends when you are alone?

When you're alone, you are a lot more approachable when than when you are just one face in a group of people. This is true especially when you go to social events alone.

Instead of being confined to speaking with the people you came with (your friends), you have a greater opportunity to get out there and start making new connections.

You have to walk around and introduce yourself, because no one is going to do that for you. That may seem tough at first, but chances are there are others around the room that came alone too and are eager to find someone to converse with.

4. Nothing is holding you back except your own perception

Feel awkward about going out alone?

Well, then you need a change of mindset.

Sure, society seems to make a fuss about people doing things alone, making it seem weird. No wonder many of us may feel afraid when we're alone in public.

But ultimately, you need to push past all such limiting beliefs about going out on your own, and see that it is actually very normal.

Being alone, even in a public place with large crowds, is totally OK.

There's nothing wrong with your own company.

5. A whole lot more freedom

Think about all the freedom you gain when you decide that you can do things alone.

Having the confidence to do things alone means that you can go on adventures and travel at your own pace.

It is a crucial part of personal development - to break artificial barriers like those that make you feel awkward doing things alone.

It is actually quite impressive to watch people who feel confident even when they are on their own in public. They haven't been affected by the pervasive thought that solitude is scary or embarrassing.

Being with friends and family is great, but it's also importance to have these fun experiences out of your normal setting. Many amazing memories I have are linked to times when I've gone out of my comfort zone and had the confidence to do things alone.

I sincerely hope that more people get to experience the joys of exploring and trying out things alone. It's different, and it's great.