Return To You: The Secret To Confidence

Hi my friend.

Welcome to this moment.

Breathe in through your nose and let something go.

Maybe soften your gaze and close your eyes.

Notice what feelings are asking to be felt.

Give yourself permission to truly be here.

Breathe in.

Take in a little more air.

Big sigh.

One more sip.

Let it go.

One more sip of air.

Today's quote is really short and sweet.

You can keep your eyes closed and listen to these words if that feels right to you.

The secret to self-confidence isn't to stop caring what people think.

It's to start caring about what you think.

It's to make your opinion of you more important than anyone else's.

I don't know about you,

But I spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think.

I think it's only in our nature because we want to fit in,

We want to survive and thrive,

And we want to belong.

I'm curious,

What is your opinion of yourself?

Have you thought about that in a while?

What do you think of you?

Spend more time worrying about your relationship with yourself and how you see yourself instead of worrying about how others perceive you.

It's not easy,

But we can practice really choosing to know who we are,

Be proud of who we are,

And let go of other people's opinions and judgments.

And of course,

There's another quote that goes something like this.

Other people's judgments and opinions only hurt to the degree in which we believe them.

What if we focus on really seeing ourselves,

Knowing who we are,

And in turn,

What people think about us won't really hurt because we know in our heart and in our gut who we are.

Other people's perception of us is none of our business.

And so I hope you can work towards this and know that this actually will feed into your confidence more and more each day.

Maybe take a moment to sit with this a little bit longer.

I feel called to just read it one more time to you.

The secret to self-confidence isn't to stop caring what people think.

So we can still care,

But it's to start caring about what you think.

It's to make your opinion of you more important than anyone else.

So it's only natural that we want to belong and it's okay to care a little bit,

But care more about how you see you.

That's what matters the most.

And I hope you see yourself with love through the lens of self-compassion.

I hope you take time to be proud of yourself and be in awe of you.

And I hope that you choose to be kind to your mind from my heart to yours.

My name is Aileen Rose Miles and I'm so glad you're here.

I hope to see you in the next one.