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The Ultimate Confidence Mantra
Spoilers: I love myself. I love myself. I love myself. Anyone feeling particularly bad at life lately? Maybe it’s this whole pandemic thing, but I have personally been struggling to find some pep in my step and could use a little confidence boost. Webster defines confidence as a feeling or consciousness of one’s powers or of reliance on one’s circumstances. Soak that in for a second. A feeling or consciousness of one’s power. Replace the “one’s” with your; a feeling or consciousness of your power and reliance on your circumstances. Now we have a good, working definition. Confidence is the consciousness of your power and reliance on your circumstances. Confidence…
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Love Yourself First.
I think we’ve all been there. Whether it’s a romantic relationship, work, acquaintance, bestie, stranger… we’ve all acted in a way that put others’ desires in front of our own. But what does it truly accomplish? I have been VERY guilty of putting others in front of myself, and it used to happen on a regular basis. The worst part was that it was never a conscious decision– I was putting others in front of me without even realizing it, let alone questioning it. After a while, I started to feel like no one valued what I had to say, or the actions I was taking. And honestly, who could…
