#developing confidence

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I'm hella queer, in so very many ways,

and I'm learning to be a little more proud of it every day.

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A Different Kind of Bravery

By nature I am not a brave person. Put me in a room with unfamiliar people and I cannot speak. I don’t embrace change and am incredibly happy living my life. Yet when I think back over the years, a number of events arise in which I had to fight against my nature and be brave. As a young child I preferred my own company, so going to school was a frightening experience. As the years passed I did…

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Confidence

Confidence

I had none. No belief in myself Due to years of belittling, Ridiculing Being told I was nothing. Even when my Algebra teacher Saw something in me. He encouraged me to speak up, Developing a quiet voice That was not brash Or bragging. He also taught Calculus, Math I found easy to master As it called to in inner ability To solve puzzles I didn’t know I had. I fell in love with Mr.…

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            I wasn’t permitted to have a voice, to express opinions until I went away to college. My father was a bully who saw nothing of value in me except for the possibility of marrying me off to someone with a bit of money. My mother rejected me because I had no interest in being her. My brother was often a friend and playmate, but he could also be cruel. My sister was much younger, and due…

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Learning to be Optimistic

Learning to be Optimistic

Before I met my husband no one would have ever considered me to be an optimist. My heart was stuck in my miserable past, and although I tried to let it go, memories drug me down.

My dreams were minuscule and short term. Turn in that paper, make my bed, don’t say anything that would get me in trouble. Every morning began with a litany of pitfalls to avoid. You would have thought I’d learn, but no,…

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Ten Strategies To Help You Be Assertive

Ten Strategies To Help You Be Assertive

BEING ASSERTIVE

Many people find it extremely difficult to be assertive, whether it is in the work place, or in their personal lives. All too often, there is confusion between being assertive and being aggressive. It is my belief that you lose credibility and the moral high ground as soon as you show any signs of aggression.

There are some very simple principles to being assertive.

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