Hey, beautiful people! Confidence seems tricky, but today I am going to show you how very simple confidence can be…it’s mostly related to this comparison trap that we seem to fall in time and time again (especially when we’re on social media!). Let’s learn today how to know how to avoid this trap and exude confidence that is real and not at anyone’s expense.

In this episode we will learn:
~What the comparison trap is and how to avoid it
~How the comparison trap wreaks havoc on our confidence level
~The difference between confidence and arrogant
~How “shoulds” and “oughts” can both hurt and help us

Quotes: "True confidence comes from knowing not that you are better off than other people, but with respect to value, you're exactly the same as everyone else...so, you might as well be yourself!"

Books, ideas, people, websites mentioned in this episode:
Wayne Dyer, Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/389763.Change_Your_Thoughts_Change_Your_Life?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nmZrif69fA&rank=1
Louise Hay, You Can Heal Your Life
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129603.You_Can_Heal_Your_Life?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=9U30oPJCYm&rank=1

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Cheri Augustine Flake, LCSW
The Stress Therapist and Author

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