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Feel the need to over explain and justify every move you make? You're not alone. But you need to stop explaining yourself right now and do this instead.
Confidence | Lifestyle

Why You Need to Stop Explaining Yourself Right Now

Have you ever been asked a question, found yourself gushing out an awkward explanation for an answer, and then felt pretty silly afterwards? Yeah, me too. It’s called over-explaining. We all do it sometimes, and we’ve got to stop. This habit of over-explaining ourselves can be a major problem. I’m not talking about meaningful back…

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Worry is something we all do at some point but what if it's really a lack of self confidence? Here's how to stop worrying and boost your self confidence too
Confidence | Self Development

How To Stop Worrying and Boost Your Self Confidence

The many forms in which I have seen my worries manifest is limitless. Lying awake for indefinite hours, heart drum beats in my chest. Fears of worst possible outcomes racing through my mind. My sleepy (and exasperated!) boyfriend going around in circles, hopelessly trying to get to the source of my deep-rooted concerns. Heart beats…

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It might feel like the single life is never ending, but there are so many things you must do while you're still single and enjoy this time to be by yourself, learn all about self care and take adventures on your own. Enjoy your single life!
Lifestyle | Confidence

7 Things You Must Do While You’re Still Single

Single life is one of those times where you never really appreciate the value of it until you no longer have it. While you’re single, you kind of wish you were in a relationship, and when you’re in a relationship, you realise how simple things were when you were single. So make the most of…

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What do you do when someone compliments you? Deny? Deflect? Learn how to accept a compliment, without feeling awkward and boost your self confidence too.
Confidence

How To Accept a Compliment (Without Feeling Awkward)

For some of us, compliments make us feel awkward. Yes, we still love them… but our attempt to accept a compliment usually sounds something like this: Lovely Person: “You look fantastic today.” Me: “Umm… Apples and Bananas.” For a lot of people, when we receive a compliment we tend to deflect or deny. Our first…

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Do you ever wonder who is the Heroine of your story? Your life is your story, the one you get to live. Take control and start being the heroine right now, it's your story, make it however you want it to be.
Confidence

Who Is Stopping You From Being The Heroine Of Your Story?

Do you ever wonder who’s the Heroine of your story? Not the fictional story you might be writing, or reading, but the one you’re living, your own personal journey. Most of us know of these famous archetypes along the hero’s journey via Joseph Campbell, or Christopher Vogler’s book, The Writer’s Journey. Shapeshifters, Villains and Allies,…

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Sometimes all it takes is a few little things to help boost your self confidence and make you feel amazing. Try these 5 things next time you need some help in the self confidence department. You'd be amazed at how effective they are.
Confidence | Self Development

5 Ways To Boost Your Self Confidence

Self Confidence isn’t something we just ‘have’. It is like a muscle that needs to be worked and exercised to grow. Sometimes we will look at others and think ‘wow, they really have it all – everything we want’ but that person can still lack confidence in themselves. Because your self confidence doesn’t come from…

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Successful people create daily habits that help them keep routine and track their success. Add these daily habits to make you more successful to your day!
Confidence | Mindfulness | Self Development

11 Daily Habits Of Successful People

We all aspire to be successful, in some way, and what that success looks like is different for each person. But what we do know is that there are daily habits of successful people that stand out from those that don’t identify themselves as being ‘successful’. What do most successful people have in common? They…

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Want to be independent and stop relying so much on others? We've got you covered with these ways to gain independence as a woman and kick ass doing it! Sometimes you just have to blow your own darn mind!
Confidence

10 Ways To Gain Independence As A Woman

Do you see yourself as being an independent woman? As someone who has it all together? I had always seen myself as this strong independent woman who didn’t need help from anyone to get what I wanted in life. I had my career, my possessions and I thought I had it all… but then I…

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After a breakup, there's a period of adjustment. But for some people this becomes even more. Use these strategies to help get our of your post breakup rut and start focusing on how amazing you are again.
Confidence

7 Ways To Get Out Of Your Post Breakup Rut

Breakups suck, there’s no denying it. Whether you’re the instigator or the recipient the process is still difficult. Sometimes, it also drags out and we find ourselves in a post-breakup rut. Maybe you’ve found yourself there too. Where you’re kind of not sure about yourself anymore, not as happy as you could be and not…

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When you've hit the snooze button too many times, don't settle for looking frumpy! Here's how you can fake getting up early and still look presentable (in less than 10 minutes!!)
Lifestyle | Confidence

How To Fake Getting Up Early (And Still Look Presentable)

I swear, I am the Queen of being able to hit snooze 5 times, have 10 minutes to get ready and still walk out of the house looking presentable. Okay… maybe I run out of the house. But still, the point is you don’t need to get up early every single morning when you can…

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