What is Confidence?

Self-confidence is the feeling of trust in yourself and your abilities. It is not something we are born with but rather something we build over time through experience, learning, and perseverance. As we complete tasks and achieve goals, we develop a greater sense of confidence in our capabilities.

The good news is that confidence can be learned. It comes from knowledge, experience, and practice. When you have faith in yourself and your abilities, you are more likely to embrace challenges, seize opportunities, and push through obstacles.

Each success you experience reinforces your confidence and motivates you to tackle new challenges. For example, imagine you are a representative for an at-home party supplier. Your first few parties may not go as well as you hoped, but instead of giving up, you learn from your mistakes and adjust. Over time, you start booking more parties, increasing sales, and even growing your team. Each positive outcome strengthens your confidence and encourages you to keep improving.

Confidence doesn’t just come from experience—it also stems from your thoughts. When you cultivate positive thinking and take action, you create experiences that provide proof of your abilities.

What Holds You Back from Building Self-Confidence?

When you lack self-confidence, you may hesitate to pursue your goals. Fear of making mistakes, worrying about others’ opinions, or doubting your skills can keep you stuck. Some people even fear success because it comes with greater expectations and responsibilities. These doubts and fears can prevent you from living the kind of life you truly deserve and desire.

As Theodore Roosevelt once said:

“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.”

Fortunately, self-confidence is something you can actively build!

Three Fast Ways to Boost Your Self-Confidence

There are many ways to strengthen your confidence, and each of them reinforces your sense of self-worth and capability. Here are a few powerful strategies:

1. Positive Self-Talk – The way you speak to yourself matters. Replace self-doubt with affirmations and encouraging words.
2. Journaling – Writing down your successes and lessons learned can help you recognize your growth over time.
3. Affirmations – Repeating positive affirmations can shift your mindset. Try using affirmations such as:
• I have the power to change myself.
• I am worthy of love.
• I am worthy of success.
• I respect and value myself.
• My opinions matter.
• I am confident in everything I do.

A fun way to reinforce affirmations is through creativity! I have created coloring pages for the above six affirmations just for you!  Follow this link to my Google Drive to download the PDF or PNGs.  (No sign-up necessary!) Get some colorful, fun pens, and stickers to decorate and color the pages.  Or, if you are techy and have the Procreate app, you can save the files and load them onto your iPad.  Procreate gives you lots of options to color and decorate the drawings. 

Decorate them, cut them out, and place them where you'll see them often—on your mirror, fridge, desk, and in your car. You can reuse the same ones or create new ones each week. This activity can be even more fun when shared with family or friends.

Final Thoughts

Building self-confidence is a journey, not a destination. It requires intentional effort, positive reinforcement, and a willingness to step outside your comfort zone. By focusing on your strengths, celebrating your progress, and adopting empowering habits, you can cultivate the confidence needed to pursue your dreams fearlessly.

Start today, challenge yourself, embrace new experiences, and remind yourself that you can achieve great things!

Come back frequently.  There will be many more freebies for you to enjoy in your self-help journey in addition to mini-courses to help you identify the greatest inside of you and use it to the fullest advantage!

Take care, friend:

Trish Ann xoxo