Self Confidence

The Confidence Game

Devon Corneal | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Mom Fears, Self-Critics, Feeling Good About Yourself, Self-Confidence, Mommy Wars, Motherhood, Self-Esteem, One Good Thing, Women and Confidence, Moms Online, Confidence, Confidence Game, Self-Doubt, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Devon Corneal

So, in light of our extraordinary strengths, why do we lack confidence in our mothering abilities? Because, if what I read on the Internet is any reflection of what's going on in our heads, most moms don't believe that they're doing a very good job raising their kids.

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Lose Weight, Gain Body Confidence? Not Necessarily, Says Purdue Researcher Sarah Mustillo

Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living, Losing Weight, Self-Compassion, Purdue University, Body Image, Fat, Self-Esteem, Obesity, Body Image Confidence, Women Body Image, Self Confidence, Body Image Media, Emotional Wellness, Healthy Living News
Jean Fain, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W.

What is it about our culture that makes it so darned hard for girls to have good body image? Why, in fact, does bad body image plague America's great, multi-generational sorority?

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Losing the Aging Game by a Hair

Tracy Beckerman | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Aging, Telling Children About Aging, Self-Confidence, Motherhood, Having a Daughter, Parents-Moms, Chin Hair on Women, Facial Hair, Parents News
Tracy Beckerman

If she had been an adult, I might have rolled my eyes cynically. But from a kid, it was the ultimate compliment.

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The Key to Inspiring Self-Confidence

Melissa Van Rossum | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Success, Small Business, Encouragement, Self-Awareness, Self-Confidence, Self-Improvement, Self-Esteem, Motivation, Parenting Advice, Parents News
Melissa Van Rossum

Kids and adults alike need to face their fears, embrace their struggles and learn from the process. As they do, authentic confidence will emerge.

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11 Ways To Boost Your Self-Confidence

SavySugar | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Stress, Feel-Good-About-Yourself, Positive Attitude, Set Goals, Exercise, Self-Confidence, Sleep, Women News

There's no magic recipe for self-confidence, but there are certainly a few everyday habits that can set you on the right path. Whether you're stressed...

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Turn Your Wounds Into Wisdom

Ann Tran | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Scars, Amy Tippins, Women, Wisdom, Healthy Living News, Wellness, Health, Self Esteem, Self Confidence, Body Image, Gps-Soul, Emotional Wellness, Confidence, Becoming-Fearless, Video, Healthy Living News
Ann Tran

We all have scars. Some are small and others more prominent. Some fade and are forgotten while others persist as vivid reminders of past trauma. Everyone makes a choice how to grow and move forward in the wake of their wounds.

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Taking My Body for A Walk

Kate Fridkis | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women, Dressing Up, Nyc, Kate Fridkis, Body Image, Eat the Damn Cake, Beauty, Self Confidence, Women and Confidence, Women News
Kate Fridkis

I wondered if I shouldn't have dressed my body in something so revealing. Maybe it wasn't the right body for that. It didn't have a lot of the things bodies that look sexy in revealing things have.

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10 Style and Beauty Questions You Should Never Ask a Woman

The Stir | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Beauty, What Not to Ask a Woman, Style Advice, Women, Self-Confidence, Body Image, Beauty Questions, Style Questions, How to Talk to a Woman, Beauty Advice, Women News
The Stir

There are certain fashion and beauty questions you really shouldn't ask any woman unless she's your best friend -- and even then, you should proceed with extreme caution.

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Why Would You Want to Cut Yourself?

Melissa Gerstein | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Equinox, Cutting, Amanda Beard, In the Water They Can't See You Cry, Girls and Confidence, Self Confidence, Olympic Swimming, Self-Esteem, Women and Confidence, Parents News
Melissa Gerstein

Although she may have gold medals and more success than many of us will ever have, Amanda Beard is just like many girls who are fighting through pain while striving for self confidence.

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A Letter to my Younger Self

Charlotte Hill | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Self Awareness, Regret, Letter to My Younger Self, Wisdom, Advice to My Younger Self, Self-Image, Self-Confidence, Women News
Charlotte Hill

You are uniquely -- in the unadulterated sense of the word -- uniquely you.

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Samantha Brick: The Woman Whose Brief Fame Showed Us That Confidence Can Be a Curse

Christina Patterson | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Charlotte Rampling, Samantha Brick, Self-Confidence, Andy Warhol, Teachers, Samantha Brick Daily Mail, Culture News
Christina Patterson

Samantha Brick seems to think that her father's praise was a precious gift. She seems to have forgotten that the article which made her famous was actually a lament. And that what she'd said was that she'd suffered because half the population didn't like her.

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3 Ways to Start Manifesting What You Want and Stop Manifesting What You Don't

Donna Labermeier | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Manifestation, Energy, Positive Thinking, Gps-Soul, Self-Confidence, Gratitude, Self-Help, Happiness, Fifty News
Donna Labermeier

If you are thinking or speaking, you are manifesting. It doesn't matter to the Universe whether those thoughts and words are negative or positive. It ...

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The Beautiful Gay Man Of Color

Justin Huang | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Gay Minorities, Gay Men of Color, Bullying, Insecurities, Gay Asian Men, Self-Confidence, Gay Asians, Gay Voices News
Justin Huang

"You're ugly." Those words have been said directly to me many times in my life, but there are four instances that I remember as clearly as if they were tattooed onto my face.

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S.E.A.K. Foundation Builds After-school Programs to Help Teens Find Support and Inner-confidence

Jenny Gaither | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Kids Fitness, Confidence-Building, Self Esteem, Teen-Peer-Pressure, Self-Confidence, The Sports Bra Challenge, Seak-Foundation, School Bullying, Girls Self Esteem, s.e.a.k. Foundation, Teen Self Esteem, Impact News
Jenny Gaither

With kids feeling this insecure about their bodies at such a young age, it is more important than ever to provide them with a support system where they can learn to accept who they are and not build on their insecurities, but rather, face them.

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I Am

Alexandra Billings | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Transgender, Finding Your Voice, Transgender Life, Transgender Coming of Age, Finding One's Voice, Transgender Issues, Self-Confidence, Video, Gay Voices News
Alexandra Billings

I finally looked up and said that I could be many things and not just one, and that no one had the right to judge me, live through me, or run over me. I found a voice that shook my own soul and seemed to fly through the atmosphere at an enormous speed.

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No, Slim Doesn't Mean Fat

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Insecurity, Weight Issues, Women's Issues, Feeling Fat, Body Image, Women-Authentic-Beauty, Authentic Beauty, Self-Confidence, Women News
Daylle Deanna Schwartz

I was a vulnerable, insecure fifteen-year-old when a guy I'll call Marty said, "With your pretty face and hourglass shape, you'd be a knockout if only you lost a little weight."

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Do You Suffer From Impostor Syndrome?

Olivia Fox Cabane | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Overcoming Self Doubt, Overcome Self Doubt, Leadership, Self Doubt, Self Doubt Anxiety, Mental Health, Impostor Syndrome, Imposter Syndrome, Emotional Intelligence, The Mind, Self-Doubt, Self Confidence, Self-Esteem, Self Esteem, Confidence, Healthy Living News
Olivia Fox Cabane

Have you ever had the feeling that you didn't really know what you were doing, and it was just a matter of time before someone realized it and exposed you as a fraud?

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Brag, Dammit!

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Glass Ceiling, Women and Confidence, Women and Work, Self-Confidence, Ernesto Reuben, Career Woman, Brag, Women News
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

As one more reminder why you still see more men than women in the corporate suites, there's this: women don't exaggerate nearly enough.

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WATCH: You Know What You Want To Be When You're Ten, From Joy Behar

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Mondays With Marlo, Marlo Thomas, Career Advice, Video, Joy Behar, Self-Awareness, Self-Confidence, Women News

Joy Behar tells us how to answer the age old question: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/Pla...

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'The Doctor Told Me I Needed Liposuction'

| Abiola Abrams | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Video, Teen Liposuction, gurl.com, Self Confidence, Alloy Media, Teen Self Esteem, Plastic Surgery Teens, Self Love, Women Self Esteem, Teen News

“You know, I can do a quick liquid liposuction to take care of that,” the doctor said. He was pointing at my belly fat... and I was mortified. I w...

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Diversify Your Dreams

Daniel Gulati | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Self-Esteem, Passion, Career Tips, Managing Yourself, Self-Confidence, Setting Goals, Life Goals, Wisdom, Career Goals, Goals in Career, Goals in Life, Career Goal, Success and Motivation, Long Term Goals, Goals for Career, Life Goal, Healthy Living News
Daniel Gulati

If you ever want to lie awake at night, go ahead and think about your "one thing" -- the one thing you were born to do, the one career you were built to succeed at and the one person you were destined to spend the rest of your life with.

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Love. Your. Body. Now.

Shannon Bradley-Colleary | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Body-Dysmorphic-Disorder, Women's Body Image, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Confidence, Self-Confidence, Body Image, Love Your Body, Video, Women-Authentic-Beauty, Women News
Shannon Bradley-Colleary

As many of you know I've been seen at 26 years of age and 46 years of age naked round the world the last several weeks.

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Help Women Take The Stage

Harvard Business Review | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Women Taking the Stage, Women Leadership, Sheryl Sandberg, Women and Fear, Self-Confidence, Women News

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, has been speaking out a lot lately about subtle dynamics that hold women back from reaching senior roles in business...

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My Fat, Beautiful Body

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Women-Authentic-Beauty, Women and Self-Esteem, Body Acceptance, Body Image, Confidence, Women's Health, Women and Body Image, Self-Confidence, Women News

By Jenn Leyva | Role/Reboot Without fail at noon on every Friday, 30 minutes before my beginning ballet class starts, a mixture of fear and dread o...

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Sense of Self

Elissa Kravetz | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: The Farley Project, Cyberbullying, Bullying, Elissa Kravetz, Self-Confidence, Anti-Bullying, Sense of Self, Bullying Effects, Impact News
Elissa Kravetz

Kids are literally stripping their peers of self-confidence. The more I dive into this anti-bullying work and self reflection, I realize what a major impact being bullied had on my entire life.

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