It’s easy to find reasons to be unhappy with our lives—our looks, jobs, financials, partners, kids, friends. The hard part, though, is to find that one thing that would defy the negativity, that makes us proud. And often, it may be as simple as the goal to do good and be a better person today. …
Confidence is…self-acceptance. Unconditional love for the man in the mirror. You must be gentle and forgiving to yourself. In the end, you only truly have yourself. Without you, your universe will not exist.
Confidence often comes from progress, no matter how small. If we’ve moved in loops for years, it’s hard to carry a sense of respect and worthiness. Hence, we must strive to fare better, become better, know better than our past selves.
Confidence is necessary for all of us to thrive and succeed. Paradoxically, however, more is not always more—that is, over-confidence is not the path to greater victories and achievements. Often, it’s simply a manifestation of an inflated ego.
Every day we should ask ourselves: In the absence of fear, what will our lives be? Who will we be? What can we achieve? Then remember–we are the ones who let fear live in our minds. Now go and be who are meant to be.
There is a lot of pressure these days of being or becoming “your best self.” And there’s also lots of stereotyping and ill-understanding of what this even means. Does it mean that if you are twenty pounds heavier than the “norm” you are not your best you? That, if you are sometimes nervous and afraid …
“Self-doubt inflict the deepest wounds.” Marty Robin When I was a little girl, I often questioned the world around me, including my own decisions. After all, the great philosophers taught us that every wise person should know that they know nothing (Socrates) but that we must dare to know (Kant). Armed with such an advice, …
When hearing the celebrities’ confessions about their struggles with confidence, we often can’t help but wonder: how can this be? How can someone have beauty, money, talent, and everything that comes with these, and still lack belief in themselves? And if so, what drives such insecurity? Well, according to psychologists, the answer depends on two …
Words are a powerful weapon in the confidence battle. Speak gently to yourself, be forgiving, be understanding. Your mind and thinking should be your best friends not your biggest bullies.
Confidence is contagious. See those who have it, study them, emulate them. ‘Mirroring’ is not a loss of personality but a shortcut to winning behaviours, without the costly trial and error experiences.