In this empowering episode of the Right Your Own Story podcast, I share Five Mind Tricks to Instantly Boost Your Confidence—practical, psychology-backed techniques to help you build greater confidence starting today.

Whether you're struggling with self-esteem, want to show up more confidently at work or in relationships, or you’re on a journey of personal development and mindset growth, these five mind tricks will give you fast, accessible tools to shift your thinking and change how you feel.

🔑 In this episode, you'll discover:

• How to break the negative thought-emotion-behaviour cycle with The Confidence Loop

• A simple mindset shift using Future You to guide your actions

• Why changing your body language changes your confidence instantly

• How to borrow belief when yours feels low

• The power of using better self-talk and language to shape your identity

These tools are rooted in therapeutic principles, coaching techniques, and real-life experience—delivered with warmth, honesty, and clarity.

🧠 If you’ve been wondering how to be more confident, how to take control of your life, or how to stop old thinking patterns from holding you back, this is the episode for you.

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Best wishes,

James

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Hiroo Onoda – The Japanese Soldier Who REFUSED to Surrender is one of the most extraordinary tales ever. In this episode from Right Your Own Story, we dive deep into Hiroo Onoda's story. His unwavering mindset, his 30-year personal war, and what it teaches us today about belief, purpose, and identity. This incredible WW2 account is not only powerful. It's one of the most bizarre and inspiring pieces of Weird History you'll ever hear.From the dense jungles of Lubang Island, Philippines, Onoda stayed hidden for three decades, believing World War II was still ongoing. This story shows how deeply a person's mindset can shape their entire reality, even against all logic, change, or evidence. You'll explore the psychology behind it, what kept him going, and why this tale has earned him comparisons to The Last Samurai.As we journey through this Hiroo Onoda story, we'll reflect on how our own belief systems can either trap or empower us, and how you can apply these insights to your own life. Whether you're feeling lost, stuck, or just curious about WW2 legends, Japanese history, or personal transformation, this episode will resonate deeply.

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