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What makes you GREAT? To be perfectly honest, I struggle with the answer to this question most days. Sure, there are things I like about myself, but do those things make me great? As hard as it may be, I am going to step out on a limb and tell you what makes me great. My ability to serve and support others is probably the thing I am most proud of. I make my kids their favorite foods and I receive compliment after compliment about how great those meals are! I enjoy taking care meals to friends when they are stressed, sick or just because. I am also great because I serve in my community. I volunteer at my kids’ school and serve in different capacities in my church.
5 Ways to Boost Your Confidence:
1. Give Back: Volunteer in your community! When you stop thinking about yourself and concentrate on the rest of the world, you don’t worry as much about your own flaws.
2. Think Positively: Replace your negative thoughts with positive ones. By doing so, great things will happen!
3. Smile: I feel so much better when I smile at others. The people you smile at will (probably) smile back and that little tiny thing that can have a chain reaction.
4. Stop Comparing: (This is something I am so guilty of doing.) You have to focus on improving your own life for the better, not on making you (or your life) like anyone else’s.
5. Identify Your Talents: Everyone is good at something, so pinpoint the things at which you excel, and then focus on them. Give yourself permission to take pride in yourself.
I am still a work in progress. I try to practice those five tips on a daily basis, but sometimes I fail and that’s okay.
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The ‘what makes you great’ survey says that while it’s important for women to surround themselves with people who will boost them up, that boost doesn’t always have to come from friends and family. When they need a good laugh, 59 percent of women would turn to their significant other.
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Being with my family makes me feel great. I don’t need to look great to know that I’m worth something.
Great ways for me to feel more confident. I can say that a lot of times I do not feel confident, but I need to. Smiling and identifying my talents is very good at helping me feel confident.
Being able to brainstorm & come up with new ideas is one of the traits I appreciate about myself. I don’t often stop to think about the things I’m good at though. Thanks for the reminder.
#4 I am BEYOND guilty of. I do it at the Box, with blogging, other sports moms on the kids teams. It’s a nasty nasty habit to break.
I have to agree with all five of those! giving back always gives me joy, and I keep telling my husband to just think positively!
hmmmm I think when I accomplish something I feel great. I’m not always so good at feeling that way on my own though.
I love this post!! I love positive affirmations… and a great reminder on ways to boost your self confidence! 🙂
I love the tips, but honestly the part that stuck out most for me was the “sometimes I fail and that’s ok”. It’s hard for me to deal with failure, it’s something I need to work on.
I completely agree about boosting confidence. Giving back has been such an inspiring thing to do. My whole family does it now.
When everyone is nice, it makes me feel great. I love positivity!
I don’t eat many cereal these days but I’ll have to check these out. Now that I’m getting older, fiber is becoming more important.
I totally agree. Thinking positively can make a big difference in how you see yourself and how others see you.
Being able to homeschool my daughter makes me feel great! Confidence is another matter… that is a weakness I have!
Number 4 is my biggest issue. I’m CONSTANTLY doing this. It’s like it’s almost an unconscious thing with me, I do it so often. Such a hard habit to break, but I really need to.
What great ways to boost your confidence. I think giving back is a great tip.
These are great tips, and ones that I need to keep in mind, especially the one about not comparing yourself to others. I am always comparing where I am at to where others are, and it can get my down.
I’ve been guilty of low confidence in the past, especially during my teenage years. These are such wonderful tips!
I agree with all 5 especially giving back and stop comparing. Great tips overall.
I think women often need to realize that there are so many things that make them great. We are so hard on ourselves.
I love the idea of just smiling! It reminds me of the song they sing in “Annie” — You’re never fully dressed without a smile!
As soon as you develop an “I don;t care what other people think” attitude, your confidence will increase ten fold.
Being with my kids makes me feel great. I guess it’s because I feel whole when I’m with them. 🙂
I’m still trying to figure out what makes me great. I just try and do the best I can!
Thinking positively can get you so far ahead in life! Great tips.
I definitely need help in the self confidence department!
I love that volunteer and speak positivity are the top two confidence builders. I find in happiest even I focus on my positive thoughts.
A fresh haircut always make me feel great. Of course, new clothes help too!
This Is a awesome post to remind everyone that always have something to feel good about. I like surrounding myself with friends when im feeling a little down, laughter is always great.
I know a lot of people who judge themselves by comparing to other people, for better or worse. It is either making excuses for why one person has success in some form or another or acting superior to people who aren’t as successful as them.