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.
Erin Smelcer
Developing my self-esteem was a challenging task when starting my small business. I had many walls that I had to breach over the first year that hindered my motivation and confidence. Overcoming these struggles and opinions contributed to the success of my small business and helped me create a career that I love showing up to every day. Read more>>
Toy J. Gilliam
God is the source of my confidence and self-esteem. Pretty Healthy Confident, also known as pH.C is a brand that builds Confidently (C) Balanced (pH) women. Though it’s a trichology (the study of hairloss and maladies) brand, I assist women in finding new perspectives on how they are in relationship with food, how they treat their bodies and how they deal with emotional imbalances. Read more>>
Dave Luca
I can only attribute my confidence and self-esteem to my mother. My mother was an absolute viking when it came to voicing her opinion against all criticism. Growing up, I watched my mother thrive in a very negative world. I was raised in Woodbridge, Ontario. At the time, it was a incredibly insular community, both in culture and in attitude. Read more>>
Alpha Patron
Great Question! First and foremost, my confidence came from God and the simple fact of knowing who he is. But specifically in life, I strongly believe that confidence could also come from three different places. Either comes from birth, as in your parents, guardians or siblings instilled confidence in you at a young age – or it can come from notoriety /acclamation from peers, or lastly if you haven’t had any of those – it can come from simply jumping off the boat of comfortability and diving headfirst. Read more>>
JaiNishia Njie Savage
I think I developed my confidence from being the eldest sibling and having to make adult related decisions and or being responsible, I’m at a very young age. I think my self-esteem has evolved as I’ve gotten older and I’ve been able to myself in the areas in which I think I need improvement. Read more>>
Talitha Imara
I think my confidence grew when I became more honest with myself and consequently towards others. As I became more comfortable with myself I started feeling less like an “impostor”. My confidence has also grown over time because I know myself better and I’ve gotten experience. Read more>>
Chidike John Nwankwo
My confidence and self esteem dates all the way back to middle school. I never realized that I’ve been ahead of the game since I was a little kid. I started playing instruments at 5 years old. There was a piano that I used to fiddle around with in my middle school lunch room, and a crowd formed every time I played. Read more>>
Kiara Moody
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through self-reflection and recognizing the dedication I’ve put into my work. Perseverance has been key, and at just 22 years old, I’ve already made significant strides in the music and entertainment industry. My internship with LiveHipHopDaily podcast production provided me a foundation of opportunities to engage in influential circles. Read more>>
Rachel Riggio
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through acts of service and self-care routines. Self-care for me is making time to spend in nature where I can simply just be present and reconnect. Balancing the time that I am working hard with the time where I am refilling my cup has been essential for feeling good about myself. Read more>>
Daniel Acevedo
Confidence and self-esteem are skills I developed over the years, especially after many failures in the past. They also come from the need to protect what you truly value about yourself in the real world. I used to have a long list of insecurities, and even now, I still find myself struggling with some of them. However, it’s a daily exercise. Read more>>
Ash
My confidence and self-esteem were built through consistent effort and challenges. Daily practice honed my skills, and successes on stage reinforced my confidence. Embracing feedback as a tool for growth and having the support of my peers and fans were also crucial. Above all, believing in my music and passion has been the foundation of my confidence and self-esteem. Read more>>
Kaan Avci
Building my confidence and self-esteem was a journey that began in high school and continued into college. Initially, I struggled significantly with these aspects, but things started to change when I ventured into photography and videography—a passion I’ve had since I was six years old, thanks to my dad and older brother. Read more>>
Sarah Rollins
For most of my life, if you asked me to describe myself, “confident” and “high self-esteem” would not have been on my list. I didn’t consider myself “naturally smart” so I developed a strong work ethic to overcompensate. I would compare myself to others, resulting in a lack of awareness of my accomplishments. Read more>>
Kelly Lamb
I developed my confidence and self-esteem by proving that I “have what it takes.” This has looked like major failures, life changes, career pivots and priority shifts. It isn’t about always succeeding or being the best at things. It is about being willing to try. For me, this is more expansive than my career. It looks like being willing to try an aggressive hike, or triathlon, believing I could learn to play the cello and learn to surf. Read more>>
BRITTANY JOHNSON
I wasn’t always the confident person I am today. In high school and my early years of university, I was quite shy. Everything changed in my second year at university when I got a job with Red Bull. This role required me to step out of my comfort zone and confront my shyness head-on. Read more>>
Cameron Jones
For me, it began with a plan to complete any task I’m trying to accomplish. I’m quick to grab a pen and paper to write down my goals. I’m not sure when I started doing that, but it’s always been a habit of mine. I learned that the more prepared I was and the more work I put in, the less doubt I had about whether I was prepared or not. Read more>>
Nadim Toth
By having completely accepted myself, I realized that everything I was previously seeking was within me all along. Due to earlier childhood experiences, I adopted low self-esteem to rationalize them. I thought it must be because I was not worthy of love and protection. Those early experiences were embedded in my essence for most of my life. Carrying that low sense of self made me a prime target for low-quality experiences. Read more>>
Anthony Deljou
At a pretty young age, I was pretty much thrown into the adult conversation with the circumstances that faced my family. In 1979, my family like many other Persian families, left Iran and migrated to the US. When we arrived, my parents who did not speak any English had to establish a new life and start over. Read more>>
Jennifer Gonzalez
My confidence and self-esteem generally come from exploiting and capitalizing on my own insecurities. This is my method for turning insecurities into superpowers because it opens the door to connection, which is where all confidence and self-esteem live in perpetuity. I created a colonic brand that speaks to bathroom insecurities, which I struggled with as a little girl. Read more>>
Shawana Jackson
I develop my confidence and self esteem from my mother. My mother was a strong and very independent woman. She taught me and my siblings to always follow your dream and never give up. There will always be challenges in life and being able too take them head on and beat them will always make you a strong person. My mom was a single mother too me, my sister and my brother. Read more>>
Jisun Lee
I developed my confidence and self-esteem through over 10 years in the industry. Knowing the time and effort I’ve invested in my work allows it to speak for itself. My experiences have shown me how crucial resilience is and how valuable it is to always strive for improvement. Read more>>
Mantas Kubilinskas
Developing confidence and self-esteem as a photographer has been a wild and wonderful journey. Picture this: I started with a camera that seemed more complicated than assembling IKEA furniture blindfolded! But with every click, every blurry mess, and every accidental masterpiece, I learned to embrace the chaos. Read more>>
David Mazur
The hardest thing in the entire world is to be a confident artist. We’re strange creatures living and playing inside our strange little minds, and interacting with the rest of the world doesn’t always translate well with our personalities. As artists, we allow ourselves to feel deeper and say the things that most are afraid to acknowledge. Read more>>
TONGTONG ZHANG
My self-confidence as a landscape architect is derived from three key sources. First, it stems from the hard work I have dedicated to my profession. Over the past decade as both a student and practitioner, I have amassed extensive knowledge, continually updating myself with the latest trends and innovations. This solid foundation of learning underpins my self-assurance and equips me to tackle complex projects with a depth of understanding and expertise. Read more>>
