Know your worth. Always remind yourself that you are so worthy of good things, good people, and good vibes and that you are capable of doing anything you want to do in this world.
If you are unhappy, if you struggle with valuing yourself, if you are always down in the dumps, in a bad relationship, or if you are always looking at your glass half empty, instead of half full… then it will be hard to be confident in yourself and show confidence to others.
And really, feeling confident in yourself is one of the best feelings in the world because you know that no one can take that from you, your happiness or your safe zone.
Being confident means you know your worth and what you bring to the table or to someone else’s life and that you will not ever settle for less than what you deserve.
It means when you walk into a room, you are not trying to be the most popular person because you are confident standing alone. Yet you are kind, loving, and empathetic towards others because you love yourself enough to treat all with respect.
Being confident means you truly love yourself overall. We will always have one or two things that we will wish we could change about ourselves, whether it be our looks, our past, or whatever else. But overall, we are confident because flaws and all, we are unique, beautiful, and kind.
It means you cheer for others accomplishments and success because whether you have it or not in life, you know you are capable of doing the same thing, and as much as you want these things for yourself, you want them for others too. Love is what makes the world go round.
Being confident means you even when you are anxious, you showed up. Even when you are scared, you showed up. Even when you are feeling down, you are confident things will get better. Even when you are nervous, you push through. Even when you are in a bad situation, you remind yourself what you are worth and do not let anything come in between. You take the world on, with open hands and open hearts.
SO HOW DO WE BE CONFIDENT?
- LOVE YOURSELF.
- KNOW YOUR WORTH.
- KNOW YOUR VALUE.
- ACCEPT YOUR FLAWS.
- REMEMBER YOU ARE YOU.
- ACCEPT YOUR PAST.
- WORK HARD AT SOMETHING.
- HAVE FAITH.
- TRUST GOD.
- KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF.
- TRUST THE FUTURE.
- TREAT YOURSELF TO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.
- WEAR AND BE WHAT MATCHES YOU.
This does take time, if you are not yet there. It really starts within you. You cannot be confident if you are unhappy with you, and there could be a list of reasons why you are. Start writing them down and fixing them. One by one, and one day, when you accept your past, have a positive outlook for the future, work hard at the things you love, and embrace you for you, you will start to be confident in yourself again.
I often wonder where I lost confidence in myself.. I wonder if I was in my teens or if I really ever had confidence in myself. If I had, I don’t think I would have made so many bad decisions. I did not pursue college, because I was not confident in what I wanted to do.
I picked people to be in my life who did not live a healthy or honest lifestyle and I don’t think I would have done that if I was more confident in who I was and what I was deserving of. I did not value myself or respect the morals and values I had in me, so I was not confident enough to be demanding of more to myself, in a non-selfish way.
Being confident, but not cocky, will bring much more joy to this world, and love will go around because we are confident that we will get it back in return and that doing the right thing, is always the most important.
Til next time, from me to you.
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