[[Notes]] - Topics: [[Confidence]], [[Self-expression]] - People: [[Russell Brand]] - Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKIPgkiJOis --- ## Summary - Confidence is knowing and being who you are. It is the sense that you have enough and that you are enough. - Don't compare yourself to others. - [[Develop yourself towards personal growth not external approval]] - Devote and dedicate yourself to what you enjoy doing and what gives you meaning. - Accept and be your best authentic and imperfect self. - [[Always be yourself]] and [[Honestly expressing yourself | express yourself honestly]]. ## Notes ### Confidence - "Confidence is the sense that you have enough, are enough on your own, and don't require things that you won't be able to get externally". - [[True confidence is when someone embraces and accepts who they are]]. - [[Some of the most confident people I know are very easy to be around. They are people who done work on themselves in one way or another]]. ### Be yourself - [[Always be yourself]]. Express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. - Know who you are. When it comes time to express yourself, don't whisper - yell. - Be your best authentic and perfect self. [[Honestly expressing yourself | Honestly express yourself]]. - [[Develop yourself towards personal growth not external approval]]. - Confidence is a result of knowing and being who you are. Courage is disregarding the approval and disapproval of others in their pursuit of authentic self-expression. ### Don't compare - Devote and dedicate yourself to what you enjoy doing. - Don't compare yourself to others. [[Comparison is the thief of joy]]. If you must compare, compare yourself to your past self to better understand what you've improved on and what you may consider improving. - Inadequacy is a consequence of comparison. To feel weak, you must be comparing yourself to someone of perceived strength. To feel strong, you must be comparing yourself to someone a perceived weakness. - "Just try to be who you are. Don't live your life constantly imagining how your body should look better... there's not going to be much peace there. Try to stay grounded." - Ground yourself through the realities of your context. Use imagination to envision a path forward, rather than as a form of punishment or actionless thinking. ## Original ![[How I became confident-1.jpg]] ![[How I became confident-2.jpg]]