To base our worth on others’ opinions means leaving our fate to people who often don’t have our best interests at heart. Perhaps, a better way to value ourselves is to look inwards to our own strengths, skills and talents. And to trust ourselves that we are worth every second of the life we want …
Confidence is…not afraid to be ourselves, to show our true colours to the world. To stand out, to have our voices heard, we have to be different and unique in some way. And we all are. Don’t try to hide it by wanting to be “like everyone else.” Because you are not. Celebrate it. Be proud …
Our confidence should be based on our value as human beings, not on the value of our possessions. Measuring our worth in tangibles creates a very fragile sense of self, ready to break by the smallest whiff of doubt or insecurity. You are much more than your “things.”
To know ourselves well–the good, the bad and the ugly– is crucial in so many ways. Because the way we think of ourselves–high or low–guides our interactions with the world. In return, the way the world sees us and reacts to us, is very much a reflection of these very same self-opinions — that stubborn image we hold in …
Positive self-validations are more than just repeating to ourselves a thousand times a day that we are great. It won’t work, unless we actually believe it. And to believe it, we have to feel that we are worthy, loved, appreciated, respected, and accepted. First and foremost–by ourselves.
To feel confident, we need to trust that there is always a path forward, even in darkest and hardest of times. Because hope breeds confidence, and confidence attracts more hope.
We often think that, in order to gain confidence, we need to change ourselves in some major way. This is not true. Quite often, the only change that we need to truly make is to shift the lens through which we see ourselves and the world. Because confidence is no more just a “mind game”–it’s our own …
We often tend to forget that our “imperfections” are also the things that make us different and unique. They make us stand out in the crowd. Therefore, we should take pride that we are not like everyone else, not be ashamed of it.
It’s hard to stand up to the world. Takes lots of courage. But if we don’t do it ourselves, no one else will do the job for us.
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. …