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Confidence & self-love

Building confidence and self-love is essential for a fulfilling life. From daily affirmations to deep self-reflection exercises, our contributors cover a range of practices to help you embrace and love yourself. Learn insights and techniques to boost your self-esteem and develop a positive self-image. Learn how to silence your inner critic and celebrate your strengths. By fostering confidence and self-love, you pave the way for greater happiness and success in all areas of your life.

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Success Grows From Consistency – 7 Lessons That Built My Self-Respect and My Success

I have spent my entire adult life building things that matter. Companies, communities, brands, and a life centered on purpose. People often see the outcomes but not the consistency, boundaries, and...

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Reclaim Your Self-Worth in 2026 – The 5-Point Manifesto to Live by Choice, Not by Default

Stop right there. Before you download another planner or commit to another goal that promises external fulfilment, ask yourself one crucial question, "Am I living this life by my own design, or by someone...

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Emotional Intelligence – Do We Really Understand It?

I tend to write about whatever shows up in life, in conversations, in passing moments, and often in sessions with my clients. Emotional intelligence is one of those ideas that’s been floating around...

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Lighting the Way – The Voice of the Divine Feminine Is Fire

There is a moment in every woman’s awakening when her voice no longer trembles. It doesn’t matter if she’s whispering prayers in the dark, speaking truth in a boardroom, or roaring her pain into the winds...

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What Trauma Taught Me About Love

I believed trauma therapy would teach me how to stop reacting so strongly. How to stop taking everything in. How to become a more “manageable” person. Instead, I saw something completely different.

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The Healing Power of Self-Reflection – How Looking Inward Transforms Emotional Patterns

Most people move through life reacting, not reflecting. We respond to triggers, repeat familiar patterns, and carry wounds that have never been fully named. For years, I lived inside those cycles...

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The Science of Confidence – Why Most People Build It Backwards (And How To Fix It)

Confidence is one of the most misunderstood parts of performance. Many people believe it’s something you feel, something that shows up when everything is going well. But confidence isn’t a personality...

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Attract Love Through the Subconscious Mind – A Guide to Transforming Identity & Energy

Agnes has been working with clients through RTT® Hypnotherapy (Rapid Transformational Therapy®), supporting them as they clear lovability blocks rooted in low self-worth and past emotional wounds...

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The Real Strength Behind Martial Arts Begins Where Fear Ends

Before beginning their journey at the Simon Lau Centre, every new student is asked by Master Lau to reflect on why they wish to learn martial arts. These introductory seminars reveal a wide range of...

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Do You Need Complete Self-Confidence to Lead Others?

Do you really need to be totally self confident to maintain your authority when leading others, whether in working life, family, or other contexts? This is a question many leaders and people in...

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Low Self-Worth, Low Returns – Why Settling for Less Yields Minimum Results

Have you ever found yourself feeling inadequate, unworthy, waiting for external validation to feel accepted, or making unnecessary purchases to prove your worth through the material goods you possess?

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How Trust Begins Where Control Ends

What if needing certainty was really a signal from your nervous system needing to feel safe? Certainty gives us a feeling of safety. If we are certain about where we are going, we might even say...

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Are You a Nice Person? What if You Could Be Kind Instead?

Are you a nice person? If yes, how is that working out for you? It sounds lovely, right? Keep the peace. Don’t upset anyone. Being sweet and agreeable, always putting others first… But let’s be honest...

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The Better Than Principle – 3 Simple Steps to Lasting Change

While the prospect of self-improvement might seem overwhelming, what if you could initiate positive change and improve yourself incrementally without feeling like you’re pushing a boulder up a hill?

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Why Confidence Isn’t Built by Thinking Positively

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times: “Just think positive.” But what happens when that doesn’t work? You say the affirmations. You try to believe them. Yet deep down, the doubt stays. The truth is...

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The Courage to Be Seen – Voice, Visibility & Purpose for HSPs and Empaths

Confidence is too often interpreted as being bold, loud, or extroverted, the person who commands a room, speaks without hesitation, and thrives in the spotlight. But real confidence isn’t about volume...

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