At a very young age, my mother sat me down and told me to love myself, because if I didn’t love me, no one else would. As years passed and I became older I took her advice as “be confident.” But what is confidence? Some would say confidence is thinking you’re better than someone else, others would say it’s a trait you have.

This is what google says about confidence…

Confidence: (noun) a feeling of self-assurance arising from one's appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities. Let’s break this down, self-assurance, so basically google says to be sure of yourself, and I agree. Google also says to appreciate your abilities and qualities, I also agree.

But I think confidence is a little deeper than the basic google definition.

This is what I say about confidence…

Confidence is when you walk into a crowded room with your head held high and a smile on your face because you’re beautiful on the inside and out, it’s when you’re proud of what you bring to the table and know it’s good enough, because you are good enough. Confidence is when you accept your flaws because they make you who you are. No one is perfect, EVERYONE has flaws.

Ladies, confidence is beautiful. People notice when you have confidence, be confident in who you are, you’re so unique. This brings me to the next part of confidence:

BE YOURSELF

Don’t be someone you’re not, be you.

Sometimes it’s hard to be confident, sometimes people put you down, but you have to get back up and remember that being confident will help you achieve happiness.

Love who you are and how God made you.

LOVE YOURSELF

Here are 3 quotes to help you throughout the day:

Number 1

“Beauty has so many forms, and I think the most beautiful thing is confidence and loving yourself.” - Kiesza

This quote says what it means and means what it says.

Number 2

“You just have to be yourself and go full with confidence and be courageous.” - Gabby Douglas

Being confident and courageous goes hand and hand, you can’t have one without the other but to be these things you must be yourself.

Number 3

“Love who you are, embrace who you are. Love yourself. When you love yourself, people can kind of pick up on that: they can see confidence, they can see self-esteem, and naturally, people gravitate towards you.” - Lilly Singh

And this quote reminds me of my mother, she couldn’t have said it any better. This quote is so very true, people do love to be around others who are confident. Live by this quote.

I know this world is full of negativity and hate but you have to shine through the darkness. How you think of yourself will depict how others think of you. So be yourself and love yourself, everything else will fall into place.