7The Power of Self‐Confidence

Self‐confidence is what will help you become the person who you are meant to be. It will propel you to take action, be the change you want to see in the world, know your worth, become courageous, and realize your potential. That's what self‐confidence has done for me. Without it, I wouldn't be here today sharing everything that I have learned in my journey. This path is never easy because, if it were, everyone would be doing it.

Building self‐confidence takes daily work on your part. It's something that doesn't happen overnight. There are so many misconceptions when it comes to building your self‐confidence, and I had my own as well.

I thought in order to be confident, you had to show up as loud and boisterous. I always thought there was only one way to build confidence, when it reality there are so many different ways to build your confidence. You can still be an introvert and be confident at the same time. The best part of this journey is that you get to choose what works for you.

This was the biggest lesson for me. I realize that everyone will have a different way of building confidence, and that is okay. In fact, it should be different because every person is different. It doesn't make sense that you only focus on one way of doing things because it will fall apart.

I will be sharing with you some of the things that I have done to build my own confidence. These may or may not work for you. I want to give you options that you can use to build ...

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