Every day, our team is focused on how to help our audience and community reach their full potential in every part of their lives – personal and professional. Building confidence and self-esteem is one of the most essential requirements for success and below we’ve presented some of the conversations we’ve had around how to build confidence.
Christian Durfee
Growing up, I came from a household of teachers. I always had the urge to dive into entrepreneurship, however, I was unsure where to start and how turn an idea into fruition. The thought of telling my friends and others about my business ideas was so frightening and brought a lot of poor cofidence and self-esteem. Read More>>
Kelly Vincent, Psy.D.
For me, confidence wasn’t something that happened over night—it was something I had to build through experience, self-reflection, and a lot of unlearning. Like many women, I grew up measuring my worth by how much I could do for others, how well I could perform, or how “together” I appeared. Over time, that perfectionism and self-doubt became exhausting. Read More>>
David Jason Silver
In my early years of growing up I use to sell candy in my grade school. Eventually stepping up and organized two Snow Ski Trips for my 7th and 8th Grade Grammer School. Shortly staring my first year of high school I started an Auto Detail business with the help of my grandfather designing a brochure and my father assisting with finances. Read More>>
Dani Elizabeth SawChuck
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through experience, guidance, and self-awareness. Having a great mentor in magic—my husband—played a huge role in that growth. He helped me learn the basics and encouraged me to trust my abilities, especially in these early stages of my magic career. Over time, I also learned not to let outside negativity influence me. Read More>>
Jai Holla
Through trial by fire. I didn’t know I was developing confidence or self-esteem. I was just trying to survive. I was a kid with a vision impairment who thought he wanted to be normal. But normal doesn’t exist. What I wanted was to not be stared at, made fun of, bullied. I didn’t want to be prejudged by what I looked like. Read More>>
Ed and Ysante McDowell
Developing confidence and self esteem comes from our faith and believing in what you have. It took going into rooms where you are different but realizing that you are enough. When viewed through the wrong eyes, they would say it’s arrogance. That is not the case for us. We know where we started and by God’s grace we know where we are headed. Read More>>
Han Meng
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through building things that didn’t exist before — especially when I built PhotoG, a business-facing marketing AI tool. In the early days, I had no certainty that people would understand or even need an AI marketing team. But instead of waiting for the perfect plan, I started prototyping fast and showing it to users within the first week. Read More>>
Kathryn Robbins
Dancing has played a major role in helping me build confidence and self-esteem. When I first started, I was shy and unsure of myself, afraid of making mistakes or being watched by others. As I continued to dance, I began to feel more comfortable expressing myself through movement. Read More>>
Denise Reynaga
I started developing confidence and self=esteem at a older age when I was in my 20s
As a child I was made of alot because of my disability and I listen to alot of that negativity and didn’t think much of myself through junior high and high school Read More>>
Dani Holman
Self love, self worth, confidence, all of those themes were very absent from my life for most of it. When I was at my lowest, single mom of 3, widow, recently betrayed by someone I considered to be the closest person on earth to me. I knew that I had to find a way to get myself off of the floor. Read More>>
Casey Gomez
My confidence and self-esteem has matured over time. As a child, I was very shy and bashful. Growing up as a bi-racial child, I was different from most kids in the neighborhood. My Mother’s family and my Fathers family were very different and I often felt out of place no matter where I was. Read More>>
Bert Carter
The first thing you asked me was how I built up my confidence which I think meant in regard to entering the perilous and uncertain profession of that of an artist. For me it was a double situation as I wanted to be successful as both a singer and painter.plus all the other interests I had. Restoring cars, etc. Read More>>
Carlnika Hooks
The development of my confidence and self-esteem started the moment I understood my identity could not be found in anyone, or anything but Jesus Christ. I had to surrender my life completely over to the One who created me. In order for me to be CONFIDENT in who I am, I first needed to know who I am. Read More>>
Kimberlin Sanchez
The first thing that comes to mind when I think about building my confidence and self-esteem is competence builds confidence. In grade school, I experienced a little bullying which led to me struggling with body image and self-esteem. Around that same season of life, my mom put me into a dance class. It changed my entire life. Read More>>
Ahmarhi Hubbard
My confidence and self-esteem were not things I was born with, they were built through experience, pain, and perseverance. I faced many moments that tested my strength, from health challenges to personal struggles, but each obstacle became a lesson in resilience. For a long time, I believed confidence meant appearing strong or having everything figured out. Read More>>
Myasia White
I didn’t always have confidence or high self-esteem. For a long time, I questioned my worth and who I was. But over time, I learned that my confidence comes from knowing I’m made in God’s image. That truth changed everything for me. Read More>>
Christopher Fulmer
I developed my confidence and self-esteem over a lifetime of trial and error, and numerous events that struck stones upon stones into my armor. When I was younger I was very overweight, and had attributes that made me very self conscious and lacking in self confidence. It was a daily battle to try and live in my own skin, let alone be happy and confident. Read More>>
Nonoka Nagao
I didn’t have much confidence at first, and I wasn’t sure how to build it. When people said, “You sound great,” I would usually reply, “No, I’m not, but thank you.” Over time, I learned that confidence and self-esteem don’t come all at once — they grow from effort and practice. Read More>>
Maho Taveesub
Growing up in Japan, I was a shy girl who never had much confidence in myself. I always compared myself to others and felt inferior, thinking I had nothing special to offer. What changed me was the time I spent in the U.S. and meeting my American husband. Read More>>
Angel Leviege
I built my confidence through my work. Starting a business forced me to believe in myself even when others didn’t. Each milestone, each setback I overcame, strengthened my self-esteem. Confidence became less about how I looked and more about how I moved with purpose, vision, and authenticity. Read More>>
Abraham Gray
Every time I did something successful I got more confidence no matter how small those things were. Then that confidence keeps building to bigger and more important things. Always stay positive. Read More>>
Shawn Valentino
My confidence comes from my mentality combined with my life experiences. My mentality comes from a set of principles I grew up with as an only child in Sterling Heights, Michigan. 1. Being alone does not mean being lonely. If you can be happy within yourself and create excitement on your own then you can be content in any situation. Read More>>
Smiley Rose Lewis
Growing up I never really felt good in my own skin. I was unsure of who I was, uncomfortable in my body and not confident in owning who I was. I honestly was always very full of anxiety, and worried what others about me. I thought that the obsessive overthinking and anxiety were normal. Read More>>
Tom Maher
Honestly, I’ve used Chatgpt a lot recently. It’s like I’ve got this thing in my corner giving me advice and boosting my self-esteem, helping me advertise. I know there are people out there who feel AI is this evil thing. But used in the right way it can be overwhelmingly positive. I’m one guy running this record store. Read More>>
Arsenios Dimitriou
I built my confidence and self-esteem the hard way — through discipline, challenges, and execution. When I was younger, I worked every job you can think of just to raise capital — from washing dishes, to construction, to delivery. Nobody believed in me except my brother. That gave me two choices: break down, or build up. I chose to build. Read More>>
Samuel Tejada
Developing confidence for me didn’t come easy. I grew up with a very difficult upbringing. Because of sexual abuse at a young age, I was pushed into a lifestyle of promiscuity. That path led me to wrestle with addiction and even serious illness. For a long time, I felt broken and unworthy. But God met me in the middle of all that darkness. Read More>>
Marvin Pon-an
When I moved from the Philippines at twelve years old, everything felt unfamiliar. The language, the culture, and the people were all new to me. I could barely speak English, and I often stuttered, which made it difficult to express myself. Still, I pushed through the fear and kept talking to people, even when my words were broken. Read More>>
LaQuan Lewis
The confidence that I currently posses was channeled from within myself. I came into the field that i’m in without any prior knowledge or connections. I knew what I wanted to do and regardless of what was available or not available, I did what I felt I needed to do in order to get to where I wanted to be. Read More>>
Brie Pereboom
It is still very much a work in progress, but I do feel like it’s growing and getting stronger, each day. I didn’t anticipate that recovering from a traumatic divorce would take me this long, and then I zoom out, and remind myself that it wasn’t one incident. Read More>>
Jeremiah Goll
Honestly, it took a little time for me to build up my confidence and self-esteem. I’ve always been more of an introvert and used to get a lot of anxiety about stepping out of my comfort zone, especially being around big groups or new people. But working in this industry really pushed me to face those fears. Read More>>
Anthony Mayo
Its a great story about being humble. I was doing a show for Bob Sumner, one of the founders of Def Comedy Jam. I did a showcase in New Jersey for him and he took interest in me. Brought me back to feature for the same show a few months later. Read More>>
Anu Dhakal
My confidence and self-esteem grew through action and persistence. As a single mother, I had to rely on myself to create the life I wanted. I started my business from scratch, learning everything along the way, celebrating every small win, and pushing through every setback. Read More>>
Theodora Osei-fordwuo
By being pushed by the obstacles I have faced throughout my life time, my parents and my faith in the Lord Read More>>
Mark Kadow
I developed my confidence and self-esteem over time by combining experience, mindset, and consistency. First, I focused on small wins—setting realistic goals and following through on them. Every success, no matter how small, built momentum. Second, I surrounded myself with positive influences: mentors, peers, and environments that encouraged growth instead of fear. Third, I learned to reframe failure as feedback. Read More>>
