Quotes About Confidence

Nothing serves as a better reminder of that than the immortal words of my friend Scott Stratten, author of UnMarketing: "Don't try to win over the haters; you're not the jackass whisperer.

The people who have a strong sense of love and belonging, BELIEVE they are worthy of love and belonging.

that imposter or phony feeling at work or school rarely has anything to do with our abilities, but has more to do with that fearful voice inside of us that scolds and asks, "Who do you think you are?

Don't shrink. Don't puff up. Stand on your sacred ground.

Once we belong thoroughly to ourselves and believe thoroughly in ourselves, true belonging is ours.

We need happy moments and happiness in our lives; however, I'm growing more convinced that the pursuit of happiness may get in the way of deeper, more meaningful experiences like joy and gratitude. I know, from the research and my experiences, that when it comes to parenting, what makes children happy in the moment is not always what leads them to developing deeper joy, grounded confidence, and meaningful connection.

Overcoming self-doubt is all about believing we're enough and letting go of what the world says we're supposed to be and supposed to call ourselves.

Practicing self-love means learning how to trust ourselves, to treat ourselves with respect, and to be kind and affectionate toward ourselves.

We don't need love and belonging and story-catching from everyone in our lives, but we need it from at least one person. If we have that one person or that small group of confidants, the best way to acknowledge these connections is to acknowledge our worthiness. If we're working toward relationships based in love, belonging, and story, we have to start in the same place: I am worthy.

hope is a combination of setting goals, having the tenacity and perseverance to pursue them, and believing in our own abilities.

The greatest challenge for most of us is believing that we are worthy now, right this minute.

If the goal is authenticity and they don't like me, I'm okay. If the goal is being liked and they don't like me, I'm in trouble.

I think these books have resonated so strongly with people for two simple reasons: We're sick of being afraid and we're tired of hustling for our self-worth. We

Don't try to win over the haters; you're not the jackass whisperer.

Do you know how incredibly brave it is to say "I don't know" when you're pretty sure everyone around you gets it?

Hubris is an inflated sense of one's own innate abilities that is tied more to the need for dominance than to actual accomplishments. It

the hustle for worthiness.

the more grounded confidence parents have, the more likely they are to prepare their child for the path by teaching courage, praising effort, and modeling grit, versus trying to prepare a perfect path for their child by fixing, praising only results

It was as if she bundled up all the courage I'll ever need in my entire life and handed it to me.

My decision to dare greatly didn't stem from self-confidence as much as it did from faith in my research. I know I'm a good researcher, and I trusted that the conclusions I had drawn from the data were valid and reliable.

How do we define worthiness, and why do we so often end up hustling for it rather than believing in it?

If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging. When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness.

No. Shame and self-esteem are very different issues. We feel shame. We think self-esteem.

It's okay if I'm alone on this. That's not what I believe is best for this child. Period.