So, this weeks homework is quite close to my heart. Lately I have had a lot of people tell me that I exude confidence on social media, but a lot who know me in real life will understand that I'm actually quite shy and quiet and take quite a bit to open up with people.
I have all the stock standard tricks… I look after my skin religiously, I get my hair done and I have my magic eyebrow and eyelash girls that make a world of difference to how I feel I look and therefore my confidence. But these are pretty normal, and I feel most girls should or would have these in their arsenal (if you don't, feel free to message me and I'll let you know ALL my secrets :P )
BUT, the biggest thing that changed my confidence was how I saw everyone else.
Crazy right? Let me explain… We all look at each other and often without noticing it pass judgment/make assessment on other people - 'blonde hair', 'green shirt', these kind of things. What I started to do was pay a bit more attention and pick up on the things that I thought were outstanding about other people - 'awesome dress sense', 'fantastic eyebrows' - and give them a wicked smile and sometimes actually tell them to brighten their day.
By starting to have a look around at how magical and fantastic every single human being on the face of the earth is, I started to do it to myself. Instead of looking in the mirror and seeing my flaws, I saw all the awesome stuff, or saw it in an awesome way. That each part makes me what I am, because of it, not in spite of it. Some days are still not perfect, but I check out every mirror, every shiny surface and make note of something awesome.
Lastly, I try to smile at everyone! I get a lot of looks, I am fairly covered in tattoos and wear some quirky outfits and am not a teeny tiny person, every time I catch someone looking at me I give them a big smile and say hello, this is usually replicated back making both of us feel good for the day.
So try it sometime, look around you and pick all the awesome things about other people and you'll start to do it to yourself. You are special, you are amazing and you deserve all the love and happiness in the world! @lyxzen @rambo @missy
