Fake it until you make it, babe.
By Jaycee Levin — Written on Nov 23, 2019
Confidence. What is it and where can I get it?
It can be a real struggle to find your confidence but it all starts with knowing and loving yourself. Everyone has moments where they feel insecure and have no confidence. Although it might be hard to imagine, even Demi Lovato doesn’t feel confident all of the time. Celebrities, they are just like us.
It is completely natural to doubt yourself at times and it only makes you stronger. You have to question yourself to find the answers. Fear is just part of life but you must not let it hold you back. However, it is important to try not to compare yourself to others.
Just focus on yourself and what makes you unique. This is your journey so just do what you are set out to do, regardless of others. If you are on your first chapter of life, you can’t compare yourself to someone who is on their chapter thirty. Confidence will come the more you get familiar with yourself and accept who you are at your core.
It is important that you use your fears to push you forward. It might seem scary but you should try to do things outside of your comfort zone. When in doubt, just fake it until you make it and confidence will come. It has been said that when you smile when you are sad, it tricks your brain and makes you actually feel a little happier.
I think confidence is similar to that. If you aren’t feeling confident, you can still exude confidence and eventually that confidence will seep in and you will actually feel it.
You can do things that will help you feel more confident, like putting on your favorite outfit or getting your nails done. You have to figure out what works best for you and makes you feel like you are at your best. Even doing the simplest self-care activities can help you connect with your confidence.
If you don’t know where to begin, enjoy these 28 confident woman quotes that prove confidence is key.
1. It is all about mindset.
"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create." — Buddha
2. Never give up.
"Your victory is right around the corner. Never give up." — Nicki Minaj
3. A girl should be two things.
"A girl should be two things: who and what she wants." — Coco Chanel
4. Follow your passions.
"Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not." — Deepak Chopra
5. Love yourself.
"Love yourself instead of loving the idea of other people loving you." — Anonymous
6. The key to happiness.
"The key to being happy is knowing you have the power to choose what to accept and what to let go." — Dodinsky
7. Worrying is like a rocking chair.
"Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere." — Anonymous
8. Look on the bright side.
"If you stay positive in a negative situation, you win." — Anonymous
9. Be who you are.
"I am who I am. Not who you think I am. Not who you want me to be. I am me." — Brigitte Nicole
10. Work towards being happier.
"Every morning, you have a new opportunity to become a happier version of yourself." — Anonymous
11. Be a good person.
"Never regret being a good person to the wrong people." — Anonymous
12. Put on your best outfit.
"Self-confidence is the best outfit, rock it and own it." — Anonymous
13. Make the best of it.
"Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out." — Anonymous
14. Smile among fire.
"She has been through hell. So believe me when I say, fear her when she looks into a fire and smiles." — E. Corona
15. You can do it.
"Believe you can and you're halfway there." — Anonymous
16. You are a gem.
"Don't be a rock when you really are a gem." — Lauryn Hill
17. Be who you decide to be.
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
18. Visualize your highest self.
"Visualize your highest self and start showing up as her." — Anonymous
19. Nobody is perfect.
"You were born to be real, not to be perfect." — Anonymous
20. Fail gloriously.
"If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously." — Cate Blanchett
21. There are no regrets.
"There are no regrets in life. Just lessons." — Jennifer Aniston
22. Know that you are beautiful.
"Confidence is the ability to feel beautiful without needing someone to tell you." — Mandy Hale
23. Jump anyway.
"I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway." — Taylor Swift
24. You only live once.
"You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'played it safe.'" — Rosario Dawson
25. Do what is right.
"The time is always right to do what is right." — Martin Luther King Jr.
26. Do your thing.
"Do your thing, and don't care if they like it." — Tina Fey
27. Feel your life.
"I want to feel my life while I'm in it." — Meryl Streep
28. Do what you are meant to do.
"A ship is always safe a shore but that is not what it's built for." — Albert Einstein
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Jaycee Levin is a writer who covers pop culture, astrology, and relationship topics.