Confidence can open doors and is at the heart of so many amazing success stories across industries and disciplines and so we’ve always been interested in learning how we can help our readers and community members increase their confidence and self-esteem. Below, you’ll find highlights of some of the great conversations we’ve had on this topic.
Sarah Burwell
Growing up, I was really shy. I got teased a lot and I was self-conscious about my weight, my skin tone, and just how I looked in general. I felt different, so I kept to myself. Over time, I realized I couldn’t keep shrinking who I was. I started focusing on the things that made me unique and pouring into my craft. Read More>>
Abigail Emery
I found my confidence and self-esteem through a mix of professional growth and personal grit. As a female chiropractor practicing for nearly a decade I’ve had to learn—sometimes the hard way—how to trust my skills, my judgment, and my ability to make a real difference for families in our community. Read More>>
Holly Mandel
People would’ve said I was a confident person most of my life, but that wasn’t my experience. It felt more like a façade than something I actually felt in my body. What I’d call real confidence, AUTHENTIC confidence, was something I had to uncover, and develop…or maybe just feel safe enough to finally allow. Read More>>
Katie Moyer
As a child of the 80s I grew up in a world where a woman’s self worth was defined by how you compared to MTV celebrities and Hollywood stars. It wasn’t until I was in my early 20s that I realized those people were miserable, empty, and their self worth was a fabrication. Read More>>
Maritza Sinavage, Melissa Lymangrover, and Anthony Paxson
Maritza Sinavage (Tara): I developed my confidence and self esteem by acknowledging my positive qualities and accomplishments while I focused less on the negative ones. Melissa Lymangrover: By acquiring solid knowledge and experience in as many areas as possible in life so that our audience can trust what we deliver every time we upload new content! Read More>>
Megan Warnick
I feel that we continually need to work at this as seasons change and you meet new people, but I believe you have to just put yourself out there. You can’t please everyone and as a people pleaser that was a hard lesson to learn! The people that want to be in your circle will gravitate there and those that shouldn’t be there, eventually leave. Read More>>
Kenny Vertus
I developed my confidence and self esteem over time. It definitely did not happen overnight. I started out obese, and getting into fitness was the first thing that helped me build confidence. Losing the weight pushed me to challenge myself, work on my self worth, and prove to myself that I could grow. But the next phase was even harder. Read More>>
Flor Quinto
I developed confidence when I stopped worrying about what other people might expect of me and instead started focusing on what makes me happy, which often means ignoring the rules I learned in school. Read More>>
Ace Bundy
I developed these things by surrounding people who were kind, understanding, and didn’t treat our relationship as transactional. As someone with AuDHD, OCD, GAD, BP1, and BPD, the trust I have in the people around me tends to shape my world view. Read More>>
Francesca Tarantino
I have always loved to sing, but I never liked to sing in front of anyone, even my own mom and dad! When I was 8 I started voice lessons and my teacher helped me audition for a school musical. I waited until the last minute but I did it thanks to her guidance. Read More>>
Cyarra Sledge
Growing up I got bullied, like almost everyone else, so learning how to be confident and growing my self-esteem wasn’t the easiest thing in the world but it grew to be the most rewarding. Read More>>
Bianca Stanley
I developed my confidence and self esteem through my faith in God. Growing up, I actually struggled a lot with low self esteem. I was darker than everyone else, taller than everyone else, my features were different than everyone else. I criticized myself a lot and believed a lot of what others said about me. I was scared to have a voice. Read More>>
Vicki-Ann Bush
My parents. They were always my biggest cheerleaders and constant reinforcement. No matter what my interests, they’d encourage me to follow my passion. And when I decided to try something new, they were right there by my side telling me I could do anything if I put my mind to it. Actually, I need to throw my brother in the ring as well. Read More>>
Eila Algood
That is such a complex question and I don’t know that I can answer definitively, but I can’t offer up what comes to me when I hear that question I think I had good self-confidence as a child until some situations with teachers and of course going through adolescence. Read More>>
Oliver James
It comes from within, a desire, a burning passion, to be the best version of yourself. This is the kindling, and the match comes from one’s inspiration and their mentors. Read More>>
