DO YOU HAVE EITHER A WORD, AFFIRMATION OR A THEME THAT IS THE FOCUS FOR EACH NEW YEAR?
At the beginning of each year many focused driven people who wish to thrive in their growth – either personally or within their own business – choose to focus on a word, affirmation, or a theme for the year ahead.
When I first heard of this practice I was intrigued and soon learnt to appreciate the concept. I had previously considered adapting this practice into my daily routine, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to FIRMLY COMMIT to standing by my vision with a meaningful WORD.
My word and theme for 2021? CONFIDENCE!
It is such a worthy and I believe, necessary word to begin this journey with.
Having confidence is not necessarily a simple case of either being born with it or not, it is a skill that needs to be, and CAN be, developed and nurtured over time.
If you feel you have low levels of confidence and often hear those not-so-supportive and unkind words revolving around and messing inside your head, please do not despair, please do not lose heart, all can be remedied if you have a desire to develop your skills of which will then allow you to live a more meaningful, purpose filled and joyful life in the areas you long to live more comfortably, freely, and lovingly.
Confidence can have an enormous effect and impact on our life – whether we have it or whether we feel we have a lack of it.
The word confidence can often be confused with courage and self-esteem, so it is my mission in 2021 to focus on the true meaning of the word and build that necessary confidence muscle to create greater opportunities in the hope to help not only myself but others that need guidance and support in this area as well.
The practice of building our confidence muscle is something that requires regular and conscious observation so we can experience life with more purpose and meaning for our overall greater health, in particular, our mental health.
We can often view another person in a particular situation, who “displays” a high level of confidence, as being “A Confident Person”. Our perception could then have us believe that this person is totally confident in every area of their life and business. We could also have a perceived belief that confidence comes easy to them. This is not necessarily the case. In fact, many who may appear to be confident in a particular field or area of life might deeply struggle in other areas but work extremely hard at overcoming any lack of confidence they may experience.
It really is all about being willing and prepared to practice any necessary steps in overcoming our challenges where we lack confidence, and this can be achieved through learning to work on building faith and belief in our own capabilities and abilities.
Creating and working through the steps that encourage development of our confidence can be a daily focus and task, depending on the purpose and area of which we would like to gain greater confidence in.
Personally, from early childhood my life has been a series of events where confidence has been greatly lacking, but from where I now stand I am truly grateful for those times and experiences (although, at the time I could never have been so appreciative with such gratitude as I am today – as in many cases all I felt were feelings of horror, trauma, anger, frustration, fear and overwhelm, amongst other less favourable emotions and sensations) as I now have a purpose and mission that brings forth such understanding, compassion and empathy that supports my efforts in helping other women stand up to experience life with more self-awareness and self-assurance.
If I am totally honest, I am choosing to get vulnerable here and say that I have many areas that still require me to build up my levels of confidence, as I have made a conscious choice to no longer play small in my life. This is because I genuinely wish to support other women to be drawn out from their own shadows and shine their light too, sharing their personal stories of achievement and happiness – NOT regret!
Playing small can leave you feeling regretful when it comes time to looking back at your life, when there’s so little time left.
It is through my own trials and discoveries that I will choose to share my journey in the hope to support others.
I share my experiences, discussions, and discoveries in my Quarterly Magazine, “Nurturing Our Souls – NATURALLY”, as well as in blog and social posts.
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IS THERE A PARTICULAR AREA OF YOUR LIFE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE MUSCLE? Feel free to comment below.
WHAT WORD, PHRASE or THEME DO YOU CHOOSE TO FOCUS ON IN 2021? Care to share? Comment below.
If you see value in this post please share with someone who may be in need of filling their CONFIDENCE CUP today.
Live NOW – Love MORE – Learn OFTEN
Donna-Lynn
Nurturing Me – NATURALLY!