For those of you who can remember as far back as your school days, it was there that your personalities began to develop as well as your academic skills.

My time at secondary school was not a happy one. All of those years ago I was the victim of a number of bullies and they made my life unbearable. Since then I have often wondered why I was so scared of the particular 3 or 4 lads that used to take money from the other pupils and over a 5 year period gained quite a reputation for themselves. Strangely enough, I never saw any of them fight; usually a scowl or few words were all that was needed. So why was I frightened? The answer is that my negative mindset versus their abundant self confidence was always going to be a no contest.

The amusing thing was that most of the trouble I got into at school was due to me trying to impress the famous 4 and be accepted by them. Of course, I was never accepted and all that my efforts did was to make me look a bigger fool.

After leaving school, it took a while for me to realise the only person who would help me overcome this lack of confidence, was me.

I started by going to a gym to build myself up. It took a while but it started to make me feel better about myself and consequently my confidence began to grow. By the age of 25 I had built myself up considerably, both physically and mentally.

Had I known about self help and training my subconscious mind, all of those years ago, I would have been spared a lot of anguish. Even though the route I took did finally get results, the modern way would have been a lot quicker.

To complete this story about the big 4, one day I met one of them in a bar who was still surrounded by the same cronies and hangers on that had followed him around at school. I walked up to the bullies and was met by stares of amazement until I introduced myself. He was speechless for a while until he mumbled "my you have changed". I then turned and walked away, brimming with confidence. Positivity had finally paid off!

The knowledge that I have gained over recent years has been invaluable and now by passing this knowledge onto you, helping you overcome confidence and self esteem issues I may be able to prevent you from suffering the way I did.

Don't let negativity rule your life - think positively and you will glow with confidence!