‘Confidence is key’ a short but
sweet sentence that I have always abided by. It’s funny that a simple
characteristic can get you so far in life, trying new things, making friends
and it even comes down to success.
I know I have quite a few younger
readers and followers and younger people out there browsing the web coming
across little blogs like Vavaviolet so I thought I would share my story, tips
and opinions on ‘confidence’.
Growing up in primary school I
had all the confidence in the world. I was like a little evil queen out of a
fairy tale story that sucked confidence out of people and kept it for herself.
I would boss every body about, talk as loud as I could and never shut up.
Leaving my safety net of primary school and a second ‘home’ to me, I lost every
single inch of confidence I had managed to create in primary school. The first
two years of secondary school were cruel; I had my fair share of ‘mean girls’ experiences,
which just completely shattered that wall of confidence I had spent ages
building.
A few years later, in my last
year of sixth form I am more confident than ever! Not cocky, not up myself,
just confident in my abilities, my skills and myself and for the person I have
grown to become. Negative comments from other people don’t affect me, people
staring as I walk into a room, hearing stuff people have said, none of it takes
an inch off my nose anymore. As I have learnt to become confident in the person
I am!
I know I’m not fit enough to run
a marathon, I know I can’t get a good grade in math’s to save my life and I
know I can’t walk both my dogs and check Instagram at the same time. I think
that to be confident you have to except yourself for the things you can and can’t
do. I know I can confidently do a speech, write well, communicate and do a
smokey-eye and that’s what I have to work with.
My tips for being confident are
simple yet life changing, write down the things you know you can do well. Good
at art? Write down, drawing. Good at math’s? Write it down. Focus on what you’re
good at, conquer it. As long as you’re confident in your mind, others will see
it as well!
Do you have any tips on how to be
confident in yourself? Body image, mind, skills, how do you gain confidence and
maintain it?
