It’s okay to be scared, often that’s a sign that you are pushing yourself towards greatness. However, it’s equally important to build up your confidence and we hope the conversations presented below can help provide some food for thought around how you can level up your confidence and self-esteem.
VINSRELLE GRIFFIN
I constantly challenged myself when it comes to achieving goals I surround myself around positive people. I make sure I have remain calm, cool and collective, especially when it comes to taking my media business series and it has given me all types of confidence that I can do anything I put my mind to Read More>>
Khing Ceaze
My self confidence came from lack of support. When you don’t have a huge support system, you can sometimes get caught up in who isn’t clapping rather than what actually is getting accomplished. Read More>>
Liz Mbwambo
The biggest shift happened when I decided to leave my corporate job and start The LMB Marketing Group. Taking that leap required me to trust my own expertise in a way I never had before. Every milestone that followed, from signing our first clients to building a team, reminded me that I am capable of so much more than I once believed. Read More>>
Laura Marie Gutierrez
People see me now and assume confidence has always been my thing. It wasn’t. When I was younger, I was teased for my weight and my hair, and it definitely stung. Even with that, I kept showing up. I walked into rooms with a sparkle in my eye and a smile on my face. Read More>>
Roman Fischer
I developed my confidence and self-esteem in many different ways throughout my life. Growing up, I struggled with low confidence because of bullies, naysayers, and a fear of failure or rejection. But in my later teens, I realized that no matter what happened around me, I was in control of how I saw myself and the kind of future I wanted to create. Read More>>
Jill Zmolek
I was well into undergrad when I finally started admitting to myself that I wanted to be an actor. And for the record, I went to college on a musical theater scholarship, but I didn’t study acting or go to a performing arts school. Read More>>
Eugenia Tal
Well, I grew up believing that I need to be perfect to be worthy, that confidence is something you earned through achievement, approval. And for a long time I was measured myself by external validation. And I know that it looked strong from outside, but inside I had a major pressure. Read More>>
Todd Norian
I first began my yoga journey 46 years ago, attending a workshop at a yoga ashram for 10 days and staying 13 years! It was quite the transformation of a lifetime. Every cell of my being resonated with the teachings and lifestyle. I didn’t even know I had that in me. Something blossomed within. I was awakened to something beyond my wildest imagination. Read More>>
Sabrina Fedel
Writing is a difficult profession because it can take a lot of rejection and critique to get to a place where you have agents, editors, and readers who support your work. It’s very important for anyone in a challenging profession to surround themselves with supportive friends and colleagues, especially within the profession. Read More>>
Asia Dore
There’s one perspective shift that helped me grow my confidence more than any mindset hack, journal prompt, or meditation ever did: it’s not about me. My practiced skills, my natural talents, my personal experiences, my original ideas… the purpose of leveraging my strengths isn’t to flaunt how great I am. The purpose is to recognize what my strengths can do for other people. Read More>>
Leanna Cleveland
My confidence was not something I woke up with one day. It was something I had to build slowly, almost quietly, in the middle of real life. For a long time I thought confidence meant looking perfect or having everything put together. Then I realized confidence is really about letting yourself exist as you are and deciding that is enough. Read More>>
Katrina Kelley
I developed my confidence over time, mostly by doing things that scared me—and proving to myself that I could. Starting Cigar Bella was a huge leap. I stepped into a space where women, especially as cigar rollers, were barely represented. I had moments where I questioned everything. But each time I showed up—at a wedding, a corporate event, a new city—I got stronger. Read More>>
Rachel Miller
I started traveling solo at 26 to find fulfillment and be more comfortable in my own skin. At the time, the job market was incredibly difficult, and the endless job interviews chipped away at my self-esteem, which made me feel insignificant compared to my peers. Read More>>
Kevin Kinkade
First of all, never compare yourself to others around you. You are on your own personal journey. I’m not one of these people who believe that there should be no competition. I don’t believe in ‘participation trophies’, but competition should not be about anything other than reaching your own personal potential. Read More>>
MANAMI LINGERFELT
it is a life time commitment to develop my confidence and self esteem. I am grateful to be able to live with what I love to do. I am also blessed with my loving husband and three of my children. I appreciate all these opportunities, to build my career, to be an artist. Read More>>
Alexys Jack
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through life experiences, having a strong relationship with the Lord and understanding that it is important to have grace with myself. Life is all about experiences and lessons, so I’m always learning and I won’t know it all and that’s okay. Read More>>
Kateryna Noha
My confidence grew when I realized that a woman feels truly powerful when she is connected to her own body. This insight shaped not only my personal journey, but the entire philosophy behind Noha Lingerie. During a time when I was dealing with self-doubt and trying to rebuild my sense of self, I noticed something simple but profound: beautiful lingerie could shift my state instantly. Read More>>
Kady Ibrahim Traore
J’ai construit ma confiance en moi avec le temps, à travers mes expériences, mes blessures et mes victoires personnelles. Pour être honnête, je n’ai pas toujours été sûre de moi. Comme beaucoup de femmes, j’ai connu des moments de doute, de solitude, de rejet et même de souffrance. Mais c’est justement dans ces périodes que quelque chose s’est réveillé en moi. Read More>>
Angelique X
My confidence wasn’t something I woke up with — it was something I had to build through experience, responsibility, and showing up for people even when I was exhausted or afraid. A lot of it came from realizing that the work I do isn’t about me; it’s about the people depending on me. Read More>>
Jeffery Ou
Thanks for having me! I think I developed my confidence and self-esteem mainly just by doing, and by putting thoughts and plans into action. Have I had ideas and thoughts that seemed crazy from the outset as a pianist and person? Sure. My decision to try for America’s Got Talent as a teenager was an example. Read More>>
Purefected
By developing the first perfect rhyme flow ever: every word in every verse rhyme perfectly. No rapper ever even reached half that. Rap is rhyming. I’m literally more than twice as good at it as anyone ever, and that’s mathematically provable fact. Read More>>
Kathi Reichel
I think confidence is a muscle that continuously needs work to grow. I’ve also noticed that life has so many pillars — you can be confident in one area and shaky in another. Read More>>
brooke major
“My self-confidence and self-esteem have been shaped gradually through my work, especially through the tactile and meditative process of creating my monochromatic white paintings. Read More>>
Lakia Nicole
I built my self-esteem and confidence by facing my fears head-on. I learned to navigate my nervousness by engaging in activities like performing and modeling, even when I felt anxious. Each time I pushed through that fear and took action, I gradually improved. Read More>>
Chris Oleary
At 53, My confidence is something I will continuously still work on. I look back on who I was as a child and young adult and do my best to figure out what my thought process was. The things I had to do to stay true to me as well as keep myself safe. Read More>>
Kemi Reyes
At the start of this year, I built my confidence by keeping the promises I made to myself and deciding that my identity wasn’t tied to my timeline. As a teenager, I left New York University due to an unexpected leave of absence. Read More>>
Sera Heywood-Rakhimova
This feels like the most tender question because these are definitely qualities I’ve been developing my entire life, as an actress but also as a person, and it’s been the greatest catalyst of growth along my creative and spiritual journey. Read More>>
Juan Don
It all started when I was a child, always willing always daring. When I became old enough to know what confidence is, there was a battery my brother in law Pierre installed into my mindset. The motivational term “WhoBetta” is a positive affirmation & question towards yourself or others; When you answer that question it should nobody, due to the fact that no one can be better than you being yourself. Read More>>
Natasha Lundy
It was not the easiest path to develop self confidence, self-esteem, and self worth. I believe that our society tells women that if we aren’t perfect & if we don’t quite fit their description of the ideal woman then we should not take space up in the world. So I really struggled throughout my teens & 20’s not feeling enough… Read More>>
Paulette Lifton
For me, confidence and self-esteem didn’t arrive overnight — they were built one project, one setback, and one breakthrough at a time.
Early in my career, I often found myself as the only woman in the room — sometimes the youngest person there, too — supervising sound, voice casting and directing for major television and film projects. Read More>>
Marci Javril
My dear Mom was such an angel, she hardly ever contradicted my desires. When I would say ” I want to do this now, instead of that”, her answer was usually “why that’s marvelous! what can I do to support your new idea?” This happened over and over throughout my teens and twenties. Wow. Until I grew older, into my thirties and forties, I had no idea how rare this kind of unconditional LOVE was in most children’s lives. Read More>>
Troy Cooper
I think it’s all an ever growing thing. Sometimes I believe in myself and sometimes I don’t.
I think the big thing is just always trying to be there for yourself and making sure that you stay true to what you like. Read More>>
Marissa Hitt
Refining a lasting confidence doesn’t come through my own strength but through a willingness to serve others. It is about your eagerness to serve others being greater than what you fear. Read More>>
Jazmin Ocampo
I develop my confidence and self esteem through taking action – learning by doing, even when I feel nervous, doubtful, or scared of the unknown. Read More>>
ERIK-G
I think I developed these skills through high-pressure moments, under tight deadlines, under high stakes, and having no time to hesitate. These are the conditions that teach you to think three moves ahead. You have to see the finish line before anyone else does. Then it’s about reverse-engineering the outcome you want. Read More>>
