7 Things I Stopped Doing to Boost My Confidence

Avoiding them improved my self-esteem and success.

After battling low self-esteem for most of my life, I tried many strategies to improve my confidence in the hopes that it would miraculously help me become more bold, courageous, and assertive.

Yet my best results came not from adding habits, but from eliminating the things I did that held me back, hurt my self-esteem, and made me feel self-conscious.

If you want to feel more confident and feel the empowerment that comes with it, cut back on these 7 things. Once you avoid them, it can tremendously improve your self-confidence—no matter your past or how you feel about yourself right now.

Let me be clear: I believe it’s fine to have social media. But I don’t let social media use me — I use it.

For many, however, social media is the background music of their lives: It’s always on. They wake up, check it, take a break, check it, share every detail of their life, check it, and compare their digital lives to others.

Stop letting social media use you. Stop using every free moment in your day to scroll through your feed. Unfollow people who spread negativity or conflict. Eliminate the urge to see how many likes your posts get. Trust me, once you do, you’ll never go back.

When I was younger, I didn’t like my life — I didn’t like my circumstances, health, possibilities, etc. But instead of accepting my situation and saying, “I can’t change who I am” or “People should like me for who I am,” I decided to improve myself.

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