Being yourself means taking risks

On March 16, 2022June 10, 2022 By Alice StrathernIn Mindset

One of the biggest risks in this life is being yourself.

Think about it: being open about sexual orientation is a risk. Speaking your mind at a meeting is a risk. Disagreeing with someone you love is a risk. Talking to your partner about complicated feelings is a risk.

Being yourself takes courage. The more you embrace your true self, the more you realize you’ll face difficulties of any kind. However, it’s worth trying.

Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you’re not here as human being only. You’re a spiritual being having a human experience.
wayne dyer

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What’s confidence? What isn’t?

On November 19, 2021June 10, 2022 By Alice StrathernIn Mindset

Here’s a couple of questions to ask yourself when you have a minute: What’s confidence? What isn’t?

Confidence is in your gut feeling.
In uncertainty.
In the things you are afraid of.
In the events yet to experience.

Confidence is not flawless. It’s in the trial and error, not in the perfect conditions. There are no conditions that are perfect. There will never be. It all begins with the unknown; with the uncomfortable.

It isn’t the absolute absence of fear. It’s moving forward while still afraid. It’s trusting process and the progress that comes along.

At the same time, welcoming the creative challenges you have at hand contributes to developing confidence. It’s all about “developing a taste for having problems,” as Oliver Burkeman proposes in his principles of patience. From this idea, it’s safe to come to the following conclusion:

The sooner you welcome uncertainty and not-knowing as normal ways of being, the better off you’ll be.
Austin Kleon

Embracing the unknown is the key phrase here. After all, no sailor learned anything in calm seas.

What does confidence look like to you?

Developing confidence is an ongoing process

On November 15, 2021June 10, 2022 By Alice StrathernIn Mindset

Developing confidence is a journey that goes one step at a time.

Trust process. These words have become more and more common to find in areas related to business, art, and self-development to name a few.

I recently came across this other approach: Think process, not product. Austin Kleon always has precise advice.

Process, inevitably, allows confidence to develop. Even when you’re not sure what you’re doing, you are constantly getting clues that lead to further steps. That’s why it’s a good idea to pay attention to what you’re paying attention to.

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