Short messages on Confidence from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Speak your truth even if your voice shakes. By being true to yourself, you put something breathtaking into the world that was not there before.
You are powerful when you let your mistakes educate you, when you know you can fall down, pick yourself up and move forward without asking for anyone else’s permission.
Don’t lose yourself in your search for acceptance by others. Take the steps that are right for you; no-one else walks in your shoes.
When you admit you don’t know things, people will help. If you pretend to know everything, people will think you don’t need help.
“Ask for and accept help. The biggest mistake people make is thinking they have to know all the answers, and thinking that if they don’t, that they have to pretend that they do.” – Simon Sinek
Sometimes we try to show the world we are flawless in hopes that we will be liked and accepted by everyone, but we can’t please everyone and we shouldn’t try. The beauty of us lies in our vulnerability, our complex emotions, and our authentic imperfections.
Sometimes you have to remind yourself that you don’t have to do what everyone else is doing.
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
There is no need to put on a mask. There is no need to pretend to be someone you’re not. You have nothing to prove to anyone else, because the people worth impressing just want you to be yourself.
“The single greatest thing you can do to win the trust of those around you is to tell the truth, whether it puts you in a good light or a bad light.” – Simon Sinek