#confide

An amazing thing happens when you stop seeking approval and validation: You find it. People are naturally drawn like magnets to those who know who they are and cannot be shaken! ↗

— Mandy Hale

#being-yourself #confidence #knowing-who-you-are #loving-yourself #seeking-validation

A girl who truly knows herself is a girl that everybody else wants to know. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#confidence #finding-yourself #knowing-yourself #positive-thinking #self-acceptance

You will never gain anyone's approval by begging for it. When you stand confident in your own worth, respect follows. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#approval-of-others #begging #confident #loving-yourself #people-pleaser

Stand strong in your worth and don't let anyone talk you out of it. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#being-yourself #completeness #confidence #loving-yourself #positive-thinking

I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this. [Cormac McCarthy's Venomous Fiction, New York Times, April 19, 1992] ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#author-quotes #creative-process #earning-a-living #gift #humor

If you don't feel you have any choice in a situation, self-esteem and confidence plummet. But once you understand that you do have a choice, self-esteem will improve. You aren't a helpless victim anymore. You decide how you deal with a situation. You aren't just reacting to life; you're creating your life. ↗

— Theresa Francis-Cheung

#inspirational #non-fiction #self-esteem #tarot #inspirational

Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief, in their own gifts. ↗

— Jean Vanier

#inspirational #self-confidence #talents #inspirational

Whoever is trying to bring you down is already beneath you. ↗

— Habeeb Akande

#motivational #self-confidence #inspirational

Yes, I'm a man and everyone knows men are great hairy beasts scarcely tamed by civilization -Jermyn, Duke of Northcliff to Amy, Princess Beaumontaigne ↗

— Christina Dodd

#man #rake #men

Fear is what keeps the walls up, so open the gate and let what you want, in when you want ↗

— Joshua Wright

#self-confidence #inspirational