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“In a world of increasing fakery, genuine people are the sexiest.”
“Self-esteem comes from not letting unrelated external occurrences be tied to your own self-worth.”
“The long-term pain suffered by suppressing emotions is far greater than the short-term pain of confronting them.”
“Anger usually only serves us, and even then, only very fleetingly.”
“Arrogance based on relentless denial of faults eventually makes a person weary.”
“Jealousy is when their reflection in the mirror that is your progress, is attacked rather than appreciated, begrudged rather than understood.”
“Arrogance created to project a self-image of superiority is the very trait that demonstrates to others deeply hidden inferiority.”
“Fear of confronting emotions is like fear of reading road signs.”
“Healthy people learn how to frequently adjust their thoughts to make reality comfortable and realistic.”
“When you’re confident in what you have to say, you don’t need to add effect.”
“Confidence is not posting endless selfies, or repeatedly protesting how happy or in love we are, it’s a subtle yet noticeable sheen that emanates from our being - our eyes, our words, our body language.”
“We have to allow ourselves to feel it in order to heal it.”
“What we do makes a difference and what we think about influences what we do.”
“When you lack self-esteem, people you encounter can feel it like an invisible barrier separating them from you; conversely, confidence helps people to feel connected to you.”
“When people seem angry, sometimes they are simply upset and hurting. Asking the right questions helps them to work through it.”
“When you lack self-esteem it’s easy to keep attracting the wrong people into your life.”
“We build confidence by daring to step outside our comfort zone in small increments.”
“In each moment you are nurturing or damaging your relationship with yourself.”
“Taking charge of our life reinforces our self-worth.”
“Trust yourself to be able to confront and work through your emotions. If you believe you can’t do it, you won’t do it and you’ll become stuck. If you believe you can do it, you will.”