BoldJourney is all about helping our audience and community level up by learning from the experiences of others. One of the most important topics we’ve been focused on sharing insights and lessons on is confidence building and self-esteem. Below, you’ll find some brilliant entrepreneurs and creatives sharing their perspectives and advice.
Brian Rich
The more dentistry I do, the more comfortable I have become. Everything I stated above sounds great, but you have to start somewhere. This is where the US Army helped jump start my confidence and clinical abilities. When you graduate any professional school you know enough of your craft to be dangerous. The Army provided both a place of mentorship and clinical repetitions so that I was confident enough to purchase my own location and practice dentistry on my own. Read more>>
Anastasia marie
Growing up my mom would always tell my sister and I how beautiful we are. no matter how much we weighted or our skin color we are beautiful no matter what. In middle school I started being bullied. people would write notes and put them in my backpack during recess or they would call me names because of my height. so it was really hard to believe I was beautiful when I looked different from everyone else but then I realized that was a good thing. being different separates me from everyone else. since that day I gained self-esteem and my confidence grew as I did. Read more>>
Brandon Richie
Speaking as a young guy, I feel as if other young men struggle with their confidence and have a hard time presenting confidence. I think the truth of the matter is, that we are all scared little idiots trying to move through the world with as little adversity as possible. I used to struggle with my confidence when I was younger. I don’t think this ever goes away. I know I do pretty well for myself and that I am relatively good looking. Read more>>
Amber Anderson
To Gain Confidence, Let alone Maintain it; was a Huge Lesson to learn that took most of my life to Learn too. As i started being more and more comfortable with what i do, the feeling of Having a self passion for my craft really starts to develop! When you have a self passion You Will Love your craft with no fear of Outside views when its shared! Just like my music, it took a long time to find that self passion but eventually i was able to see that Its Mine, its beautiful, my Skills are small but growing so thats why i must Be Brave and Positive in my art. Read more>>
Ahmad Samu’el
What motivates me to build an empire is to give back to artists in the form of – for the lack of a better term – cheat codes. I want to equip them with the tools that they need in order to assist them in securing a coveted position at the summits of a competitive industry, The drive and passion in helping and make great music . Read more>>
Za’Charie Curtis
Thank you so much for having me. I think the most important characteristic a woman can have is confidence. I developed high self-esteem at a very young age because growing up I’ve always had a different look compared to all my peers, and I was picked on because my features were labeled “too exotic” for a black girl, but my mother always celebrated my beauty and encouraged me to embrace my differences. Read more>>
Liya Ingraham
It really had to be practiced with myself. When I first started my food page, I was very insecure and felt a tad bit embarrassed. The only reason I was feeling this way was because I felt like my work wasn’t good enough or didn’t fit in. I thought people would talk about what I did and have stuff to say because I had only had like 2 followers which was myself and my mom. I eventually over came it once I started seeing people across the world liking my videos and post and also commenting under my post. I had people in my city asking when was I going to start selling plates. That’s kind of how I gained my confidence over time. Read more>>
Kennidy Mya
I built my confidence and self-esteem by treating myself right by loving my self and accepting myself for who I am.
You have to know who you are!
You have to surround yourself with positive and supportive people who are willing to encourage you to be all you can be. Read more>>
Carey Scott
Teachers. It all came from teachers. In my first year of acting school, my acting teacher took me aside after class one day, looked me straight in the eye and said, “You can do this. You’re good at this. You have a future with this if you want it.” That was a life-changing moment for me. I never looked back after that. Read more>>
Eileen Corse
Growing up, I was always a bit shy. As an adult, I still struggle with shyness at times, but I gathered self-esteem slowly and gradually became confident in myself and my artistic abilities. I opened a fine art gallery and had the pleasure of representing some of the finest contemporary artists in the US. Read more>>
Buddy Force
I’ve learned over time that confidence is more of a skill than a trait. It’s the skill of continuing to try. I keep trying new and exciting things, and that has really helped develop my confidence and self esteem. It’s important as an entertainer to keep a high level of self esteem. Read more>>
Farhan Chowdhury
During my formative years, I was fortunate enough to attend the prestigious Military Collegiate School Khulna (MCSK) in Bangladesh. My parents sent me there for educational purposes, and I spent a total of 7 years completing both my SSC and HSC. Managed by the esteemed Bangladesh Army, the school instilled in me an unwavering sense of discipline and structure that has remained with me to this day. Read more>>
Dylan Wheeler
I have struggled with my self-esteem and confidence for a long time. What I’ve found is that these issues actually have nothing to do with how skilled I am or whether or not I get the job, it’s rooted in my self-worth. For most of my life, I’ve seen myself as not worthy of good things. What’s helped me push through a lot of that is realizing that it doesn’t matter. I love acting. I love narrating audiobooks. I love playing music. That’s what matters. It makes no difference whether I’m good or not, I’m going to do these things anyway. Read more>>
Jamie Skye
I’ve always had a decent amount of confidence and self-esteem growing up. I was never afraid to be the first one on the dance floor and I loved choreographing and dancing in middle school talent shows, summer camps, and high school fashion shows. Yearly recitals at The Martha Hicks School of Ballet gave me confidence because on stage I felt energized and unstoppable. I haven’t stopped chasing that feeling. Read more>>
Darryl Gordon
I used to be this shy and self-doubting person, always sticking to what I knew and rarely daring to venture outside my comfort zone. But one day, I decided enough was enough. It was time to shake things up and embrace a whole new me. Read more>>
Ja’Shanna Graves
Shanna Shine LLC. did the work on herself for years. She had to go through the lowest of lows and ups in life. Who can sit down, open up their world and reveal times of feeling nothingness and still proceed through life? It takes courage, boldness, and strength. It takes a lot to sit with yourself in a quiet room and listen to all the thoughts that come up good and bad. Read more>>
Gian Calderon
In the beginning of my journey, I can remember being a completely different person in comparison to who I am today. Before, I was an introvert, I would be this timid boy that would hide in his room all day playing video games and have little to no interaction with anyone other than my friends. However, with the help of this job, I have developed a level of confidence and social skills communicating myself more with guests at events. I am thankful and very proud of the person I have matured into sharing my confidence as it grows each day with every new event I do. Read more>>
Pamm La’Vazquez
I’m a musician, lead guitar for a symphonic metal band called Maskeratt with more than 20 years of experience. Thru all these years it has been an awesome journey. I’ve been able to see myself developing my career in many ways and different levels. I’m the type of person who loves to share what I do with fans, friends and followers, and create positive mindset in every one of them. Read more>>
Dominique Pradier
I’ve built my confidence and self-esteem by being patient with myself. I would often get frustrated or down looking at other nail technicians work comparing myself to them. I would also feel that if I wasn’t booked and busy something was wrong with my work. I’ve learned that everyone goes through a slow time which has nothing to do with your work; Now instead if I am going through a slow period I venture into other avenues to stay in the publics eye or just to better my craft. Read more>>
Connie Bernal
I began my journey to perfect my cuisine in Mexico. Working close with the culture to learn the love they had for food. Learning the spices and chilies that go with each food and why they cook so different depending on the meats or the dishes. I over come the self esteam I had by deeply inserting my self in the culture, living with them for years to learn. Understanding mistakes and fixing them. I had the best teacher not in a class room but in real.life., not a chef but real hands and loving mothers , grand mothers etc to guide me. Read more>>
Kiana Watson
Growing up, there weren’t a lot of women that looked like me that I could look up too. So I became my own inspiration and from there, my self esteem bloomed! I wanted to represent for all the realistic plus size woman and that takes a certain type of confidence only found within! Read more>>
Sarah Nicole
I’ve always been a very introverted, shy, and quiet person. However, I’m now so much more comfortable being in front of the camera. I began my journey in June 2021. That’s when I created my TikTok account and began posting travel content. Even so, it took awhile before I was comfortable enough to put myself in front of the camera. Read more>>
Sabrina Cabrera
When I was a little kid, I used to be such an extrovert and had a natural talent for being a leader. However, as I was growing up and entering my 12’s, I, like any other kid, started being more self-conscious. I was quieter than before, and I was slowly becoming an introvert. Thank God, I was never a victim of bullying. But I started changing. Read more>>
Thomas Taylor
When I started elementary school, I was diagnosed with amblyopia (more commonly called lazy eye) and I had to wear a patch over my good eye to try and get my bad eye to work better. I was also deficient in math and reading at school and my parents made me do workbooks over the summers to help me catch up and/or to keep me on track. Imagine trying to read letters, words, numbers and mathematical symbols with an eye that isn’t transmitting images to your brain properly, and then having to work with those letters, words, numbers and symbols successfully or risk getting failing grades in school. Read more>>
Michael Pierce
That is such a personally topical question. I am not unlike everyone else in the fact that I have moments, or even a day when I might lack self confidence. However being in the entertainment industry it is filled with rejection. So much so, that it could rip a person apart. However when you are passionate about something or want something bad enough you are challenged to rise above and in this case rise above self doubt. Read more>>
D’Andre Porter
In order to develop myself I simply worked on me. I think everyone at some point deals with the worlds adversity, it can tear you down yet it can also be the fuel you need to build you back up.I grew up in a place where you have to be resilient. Changing my perspective on things helped me a lot. It started with just speaking confidence into myself , things as simple as sounding confident will make a difference . No can force you to believe in yourself but you . Read more>>
