CONFIDENCE!!! IT'S A JOURNEY....

Confidence is the sexist thing anyone can wear......

Hey people!!! hope your weekend is going as planned? Today I am going to talk a little about CONFIDENCE!!!. This ten letter word can make or mar you if not properly used.  So when do you need confidence? Everyday of your life I would say. In this generation, no individual gets out of bed and leaves their home without some level of confidence. Of course you will need one wherever you are headed in today's world where you're being judged even before you are heard.

Confidence is the antidote that takes you steps further than your education, skill, looks, clothes and your personality. Everyone struggles with their confidence level at some point in their life and the big killer of confidence in an individual life is "self-doubt". Self-doubt increases your level of insecurities it just brandishes it for everyone to see. 

Your commitment to personal growth and change begins your journey to self confidence. It starts with a step. I remember as a teenager, my confidence level was zero. I didn't feel pretty enough, I felt odd in the midst of people, I also didn't feel intelligent enough to be in school because of the things people had said to me. It drove me to the point where I wanted to drop out of school. I was bullied for being physically different from all the other kids in school. I self-doubted myself for years because I thought everything they said about me was true.

People!! words have power.... spoken words are very powerful to the point where we don't even know extent of damage our spoken words have caused. These words became pictures in my head..... I see them all the time..... I feel that way too and to make matters worse.... I gave those people authority over me by wanting to become the picture I see of all they said of me.... I lost all self confidence .... until..... my dad stepped in. 

I remember one morning, I didn't want to go to school. He asked me why? and I said daddy my "type" are not supposed to be in school. What do you mean by your "type" daugther? Daddy don't pretend you don't know that it is a waste of money sending disabled children to school.... My dad's reaction changed my life to date.... he grabbed me by the shoulder, lifted me to his lap and while tapping my head, he said..... do you know that in this life, we have the first man to drive a car, ride on a bike, fly on air ...... my daughter those people made history.... and you will make history to be the first disabled person to go through school if there has been none before you.... I promise you that. So Ify as he usually calls me I your father, I am not wasting my money sending you to school. you will go to school until you will tell me daddy am tired...

That was the magic.....a heart to heart conversation with my precious dad. That day, I repainted the pictures of me I had in my head, I felt like a giant, and I made a decision to go to school no matter what. I started seeing myself differently. Yes different from what those bullies said of me... I took my authority back. Guess what? I had my confidence back.... no more self-doubt. I made confidence part of my lifestyle.... I have achieved and accomplished a lot ever since.

Remember friends that pictures are painted in words..... my confidence level have grown in all areas of my life. It's a work in progress..... it's a journey. 

CONFIDENCE IS FUELED BY RIGHT INFORMATION    

"Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you" -Zig Ziglar

Sharon xxx...