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Your Daily Dose of Self-Love For More Confidence - With 10 Essential Vitamin C's

teacher avatar Agnes De Bezenac, Designer of Tools for Wellbeing

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction

      2:52

    • 2.

      Class Project

      2:22

    • 3.

      Cradling

      4:39

    • 4.

      Caring

      4:42

    • 5.

      Challenge

      5:18

    • 6.

      Curiosity

      5:19

    • 7.

      Courage

      4:22

    • 8.

      Checking in

      4:45

    • 9.

      Certainty

      4:42

    • 10.

      Connections

      4:59

    • 11.

      Celebrate

      4:24

    • 12.

      Continue

      6:24

    • 13.

      Conclusion

      2:11

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Welcome to this course where you'll learn to NOURISH YOURSELF into CONFIDENCE with 10 ESSENTIAL VITAMIN C'S.

These are key ingredients for a happier, more fulfilling, and most of all LOVING life, where you won't have to wonder if you're doing enough or if you're good enough. You'll know it and feel it because you'll be looking after yourself and flooding yourself with love and compassion and all that you need to feel good from the inside out.

Through some practical steps of action, loving reminders, gentle nudges, and personalized exercises, you'll be encouraged to cultivate self-compassion, build resilience, and embrace your authentic self. This course is like your roadmap to more CONFIDENCE, JOY, and EMPOWERMENT. It won't always be easy; there will be fears and obstacles... but trust me it will always be doable, because all you have to do is the best that you can with what you have in the moment.

It doesn't require a whole lot of courage and bravery. It doesn't require perfection or pushing harder either; it only takes a WILLINGNESS TO TRY taking a tiny step at a time towards treating yourself to a little more LOVE and CARE

Here are the 10 essential Vitamin C's covered in this course: 

I hope this course will encourage you to get started on this journey of prioritizing your well-being and invest in yourself, thus creating a beautiful space to grow your CONFIDENCE.

I'm also so excited to let you know that I'm hosting 1on1 sessions specifically related to this course on Growing in confidence. I know that having someone to encourage and cheer you on during the challenges and difficult moments of stretching into the uncomfortable things and with each lesson learned in this area, can be so key and a special gift.

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Agnes De Bezenac

Designer of Tools for Wellbeing

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I'm Agnes de Bezenac and I create/design useful tools and materials for self-care and self-coaching, in all aspects of wellbeing, specifically targeting the midlife years, to help empower women to rediscover their passions and create a fulfilling next chapter.

I love creating things that are joyful and that deepen personal connections. I'm an author and wellness coach and in my free time I love to read and journal, craft or learn something new to help me grow in confidence.


I am also making some of my worksheets and workbooks available as digital products. So if you're interested and curious, you can check them out here: https://superpeer.com/agnes

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1. Introduction: Welcome to this course on how to boost your confidence through self love. In this course, you'll learn about ten essential vitamins for real ways to love yourself and gain confidence in who you are. Your courage only grows when it's nurtured in loving soil and your confidence blossoms to shine your brightest light in the world, when you have taken time for you. I haven't always been confident. Actually, most of my life, I was fearful and anxious and worried. Until more recently, I wanted to challenge myself in this area. And now, I even feel confident enough to share some of these with you. Of course, it's a continued journey. It's a constant process. I'm still growing and learning. Some things are still difficult and uncomfortable, but I get so excited when I can translate these lessons into everyday experiences. And that way, it just becomes part of my routine, part of my habits, and even my joyful pleasures and things that I look forward to. Inside this course, you'll discover little snippets, charming ideas, pondering questions, and maybe some little challenges and projects to help you get started on this self love and confidence journey. Growing in grace and compassion, prioritizing self care, creating new mindsets, and finding new daily joys. After each class, there's a time to personalize it and a time to get curious about what excites you, even as you go through the stormies and shakies. The one most important thing, if that's all you can remember from this course is that self love, self care is really what sparks that confidence. And as you focus on that, as you focus on loving yourself, you'll notice everything else beautifully and magically falling into place. So here are the ten essential vitamin Cs we will cover in this course. So if you feel that you might be lacking in this area, just a little bit, then come for a little boost of vitamin C, loaded with self love and care. And I'm so looking forward to going through on this journey with you. 2. Class Project: Welcome to this beautiful journey of self love, where your personal effort to care for yourself transforms into joy, self assuredness and confidence and topped over with a sense of wonder. For your class project, in this course of loving yourself with the ten essential vitamin Cs, I'll be asking you to go through the Sittle workbook. Together. There is one page per class that you can go through after each class session. You could do it right after you watch the video, so you're nice and fresh. Or maybe it's something you'd like to do every morning for the next ten days or maybe in the evening when you have a little bit more quiet time to relax and reflect. You can take this course and do one class every day, ten days in a row, or if you prefer, you can do it all in one sitting. It's really up to you. Either way, it will work, as long as you take the time for you to get quiet, to reflect, to answer the questions very honestly, and to take those little steps forward. Other idea or suggestion is that you do this course with a friend and that way you can share your joys, share your wins, share what you're learning, and become best buddies to help cheer each other on and motivate each other. But of course, it works just as good alone, if that's what you prefer. So no matter how you choose to do it, this fun little workbook is here as a gentle nudge towards more love and courage on your journey. So grab a beautiful pen, find a comfy nook, and let's embark on this most delicately designed adventure together. By the end of this course and these pages, not only will you see your true self more clearly, but you'll also love what you see, sparkles, beauty, confidence, and compassion, filling you up and spilling out over to others. No. 3. Cradling: Cradling, self love and acceptance. If you don't learn how to love yourself, you won't be good at loving anyone else either. Confidence calls for love, deep unconditional love that begins and ends with us. What a beautiful world it would be if we could all start with a little more love, rooted in self acceptance, embracing our imperfections and celebrating our uniqueness. Here are a few ways I like to stay close to the things that make me feel loved. I might write myself a love letter. Start a loving affirmations journal. Pig or buy myself some flowers. Eat a healthy, tasty treat. Take a walk to discover something new. Do something fun instead of productive. Dance to my favorite song. List some high fives in my life. Being confident is to be yourself in whatever you do. You don't need to be accepted by anyone else to accept yourself. You don't need anyone else to tell you that you are loved. You have the right to take care of yourself and make time for yourself and take up all the space you need to feel treasured. It's a gift that you get to do. A few things tend to happen when you begin to love yourself fully with no buts or maybes, whens or whys. Reminding yourself of these reasons might help you decide to keep pushing through the doubts the concerns or fears you might experience. You start to, like yourself a little more. Give yourself more compassion. Tune into the things you enjoy. Prioritize healthy routines, connect with your inner self. Listen to your body for what it needs. Be gentle with yourself. Notice your strengths. Acknowledge and celebrate your wins, accept your imperfections. Believe in your worth and value. Rely less on outward approval. Appreciate your unique skill set. Feel secure and safe, even when you're alone, set healthy boundaries. Be more resilient to mishaps. Embrace who you really are. See opportunities as growths. Express yourself more honestly. Cheer yourself with positive words. Become comfortable in your own skin. Get curious about trying new things. Feel like you really belong. Feel good about showing the real you. Basque in gentle and nurturing practices. Preserve your sunshine connections. Love is what keeps us rooted in confidence through life's challenges, twists, and turns. So here's the first work page on this topic of cradling, self love and acceptance. Learning to love yourself is the most beautiful way to grow in confidence. Write yourself a love letter to help remind yourself of your own brilliance. So here's the space that you can use to write yourself that letter. Take a moment, quiet time, and just close your eyes before you start and give yourself a great big hug, tell yourself all those wonderful things that you wish somebody would tell you. So this is your little project for today. Make this your special gift to yourself. And I'll see you in the next class. 4. Caring: Caring, nurturing. Life is not meant to just be lived. Life is meant to be enjoyed and cherished in all seasons. I love to bring a touch of beauty in a way that helps us tune into our bodies in a more gentle and kind way. It's not ignoring pain, sadness, or fears. It's tuning into them to gain wisdom and guidance from each experience that brings us to the process of feeling more joy to experience real caring and nurturing. And how wonderful it is to be able to simplify the process by just focusing on three core aspects. One, doing what's good for our body. Two, doing what's good for our mind, three, doing what's good for our soul. What better way to build ourselves up in confidence than to lovingly and tenderly nourish ourselves with the right, wonderful things? Allow this caring for yourself to be a pleasure instead of a chore. Instead of feeling, one more thing to add to my to do list, it should make you say, I'd like to try that, or I'd love to experience more of this. Self care is just as much about the cozy, comforting nurturing than about the stepping out, trying, and adventuring. These two create a perfect balance for confidence. Self care is unique to each individual. So map out your plan, reflect on your priorities, and then watch as your self care begins to spread joy and sunshine to those around you. Self care is to take good care of ourselves, physically, emotionally, socially, mindfully, spiritually and professionally. Self care is to find peace, calm, and balance in the midst of our busy, stressful lives. Self care is to reflect on what wellness means for us personally, what causes us to flourish in and out. Self care is to plan and make time for gentle practices and routines that bring us joy. Self care is to allow some extra treats with the things that light us up and that refill our batteries. Self care is to step out, to explore the new, to discover and grow into what we wish to become. Self care is learning to balance life's tasks with a touch of grace and love. Self care is when your inner world is content and nestled in loving care. When big deals and hard challenges come your way, you're steady, firm and confidence, warm embrace. It's kind of like confidence by accident. It just happens because you're doing the right things by being faithful to incorporate loving routines for your well being. So here's the second work page on caring and gentle nurturing. In this page, for this little class project, you will fill it up with some simple ways that you can get started. So after you've watched the course, just think about those things of how you want to get started in your own unique way. And then fill in the blanks with what would it look like to ne and care for yourself in these areas in the most loving ways possible. Topics cover physically, emotionally, mindfully, practically, socially, spiritually, professionally, and creatively. So just as a reminder of self care is when your inner world is content and nestled in love and care. When big deals and hard challenges come your way, you're steady firm with confidence, warm embrace. So this is an important key part of confidence, learning how to care for yourself, your heart, your body, mind, and soul. 5. Challenge: Challenge. Ready, steady, start. The biggest challenge for many of us is starting something. The starts, the beginnings, the stepping outs, the showing ups, the goes. So starting is one thing. But what about the before the starts? I've given myself this new little challenge called ready, steady start. Be confidence doesn't grow when we're waiting and doing nothing. It grows through the challenges, the hard things. And how much time and attention do we give to the, the preparations, and the staying ourselves? I believe that loving ourselves into challenges is putting a gentle focus on that aspect alongside the starts. This is how I see it. Ready is to prepare yourself mindfully and emotionally. Remind yourself of what you want and why you want it. Steady, steady yourself by setting things or yourself into place practically or physically, to help make it a little easier. Start, do it. No matter how itsy bitsy small, it's still forward movement. I've experienced that by incorporating some caring practices before the challenges, before the readying and steadying can really help create a foundation of self love that supports me as I step out into the world. I gain a certain grace to rise above or through the obstacles that get in my way. Any new challenge is an opportunity to grow, and it can be a beautiful experience of learning to handle the difficulties with balance. There are some things that can be helpful to feed and nourish ourselves with when we're about to tackle something big or scary. It doesn't mean we don't push through the hard things. We still take the uncomfortable path, but we stretch ourselves with gentle kindness in the process. Here are a few ideas of what I like to incorporate into my readies and studies before getting started with something different or challenging. I might follow specific mindfulness practices. I write in my journal and get real honest with myself. I do self care rituals that prioritize well being. I find small pleasures that bring comfort and joy. I set boundaries. I say no to non essentials. I write myself a letter, stating why I'm doing this. I creatively nourish my body, mind, and soul. I write affirmations to motivate my starts. I reflect on my energy levels, my drains, and refills. I spend time in nature to balance and ground me. These are just a few ideas to get you started, and you can think of some more that might be helpful to you personally. And if you want to go even deeper, you can log your steady starts. This is something that I've liked to do, and this is how I've challenged myself in this past year of growing in confidence, and this also keeps me motivated for the next challenges. You can decide how long you'd like to do it. Maybe start with one week, and then you can do one month or however long you wish to track and log your steps of ready, steady, start into these new challenges. Your project for this class will be to fill up this worksheet. So here are a few questions that you can answer personally and honestly to help you get started in this area. What's one of my recent challenges? How do I want to or could ready myself for it? What would it mean to myself? And how or what would Love have me do to get started? So here's Part one, worksheet three A, and here would be the worksheet three B. So this one is a way to log your start. And you can print this out as many times as you want, use it for as many days as you want. So it's a simple challenge to expand your confidence. So just like you heard in the class in the little video, take the time to log your little baby steps, to ready, steady start. As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. 6. Curiosity: Curiosity open to wonder. Most of the time, we might not feel very confident to do certain things, we might be quick to express or think of why we can't do them. We might mess up. We might fall. We aren't skilled enough or good enough. And so we wait to feel ready, motivated and confident. We wait to feel strong, energetic, and inspired. But most of the time we fail to realize that when we get started on the doing those things that might either excite us or frighten, that's when our confidence grows. Actually, very often, it's doing things alongside our excitements and worries that give us greatest satisfaction. Instead of dwelling on the parts that scare us, we can focus on the things that excite us that we're eager to explore, that bring us joy to discover the newness of it, that encourage us to step out and try. That's what I call curiosity, that strong desire to know and to learn or experience something. Curiosity is being open to wonder. I wonder how I could switch out my cants into curiosities. Let's try it right now. Instead of I can't get out of bed early enough to do some exercise, I say, I wonder if I could get up early enough to see the sunrise today. Instead of, I can't keep up with my house cleaning, I tell myself, I wonder how long it would take me just to clean out this area. Or I'm curious to see how much I can get done in the next 10 minutes. I find that one small detail about the difficult thing that actually excites me, and that turns up the volume of curiosity for me. And little by little, I notice myself flowing into all those things that used to wear me out or frighten me. I'd like the quote from Albert Einstein that says, I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. Here's a playful way to get you started on your own curiosity streak. Choose a name or a brand to call yourself or to get you in the mood for your next curiosity challenge. Instead of focusing on the why you can't, you start to shape your mindset to one of confidence, of strength, of courage, to help you find solutions or to give you the reason you're curious to give a go at something. This will help you move from guilt for not doing it, or lingering on why it's hard for you and looks easy for someone else into loading yourself up with love by seeing and imagining bigger than that. Focus on who you want to become is one step closer to being that person. Here are a few names that I've given myself at different occasions to help me get in the mood for a curiosity. A ready digger, a yarn to learn, a solution finder, the ws to wonder. I'm crazy, curious. I'm a what if thriller, a tinker try it. I'm a challenge activator. I am a possibility explorer. I am a curious queen. The future belongs to the curious, the ones who are not afraid to try it, explore it, poke at it, question it, and turn it inside out. What most people call confidence, courage, and intelligence may actually, most of the time, just boil down to love or curiosity. What are you curious to try out? It doesn't take you feeling confident. It just takes you being curious to try. Here's your worksheet and little class project to go with your curiosity, open to wonder class. So here, all you have to do is just fill in the blanks with whatever comes to mind first as a way to inspire you with new vocabulary, to expand your sense of wonder. So here's a little personal discovery moment, and maybe it will open your eyes to see what you're really curious about, what you'd like and wish for and secretly dream for that you haven't taken the time to tell yourself. So take a quiet time and really enjoy this little project. The you in the next class? 7. Courage: Courage wills to try. It takes courage to take the uncomfortable steps. It takes courage to do the slowing down and the listening. It takes courage to just be with whatever is happening at the moment, the difficult, as well as the wonderful. When we don't feel we have the confidence or the courage it takes to do something or go somewhere, it's okay. At times, all we really need is the willingness to try. So many things change when we shift our mindset from the I can't do it, or I won't be able to do it to one of I'm willing to try. We cultivate our inner courage by showing up and just being willing to give a go at it. The willingness to try is like planting seeds of courage. We nurture them with care and watch them blossom into something beautiful. It takes courage to be yourself. We may not feel we have enough strength and courage for the journey, but it's the journey that makes us strong. The best protection any woman can have is courage, and you only have to start with the courage to try. Sometimes it takes us really saying it like it is. Here are some courage friendly examples to help encourage us to shift from the cants or wants to the wills to try. I can't make. It sounds too tricky. But I'm willing to follow recipe and see how it turns out. I won't change a cart hire by myself. I've never done it before, but I'm willing to watch a friend do it and learn. I can't learn a new language. It might be a struggle at first. But I'm willing to take classes and practice every day. I won't be able to put together this piece of furniture. It seems complicated, and the instructions aren't clear. But I'm willing to start figuring it out. I can't create a budget. I'm terrible at handling money, but I'm willing to install a budgeting app and start tracking my expenses. I won't find time for exercise in my busy schedule, but I'm willing to say no to something else and start with a short walk. I can't clean this room. The mess feels overwhelming. But I'm willing to spend 10 minutes picking things up and see how far it goes. Give a go at the willingness to try and see where it takes you. So, for number five for this class project, you will fill up this worksheet. All about courage, the wills to try. So you have here two columns. One here is to write some of your counts or your wants, just like the examples that I shared with you. And here this column is to get a different perspective on it, to flip it around with the perspective of being willing to give a try at it. And see where it takes you, see how it makes you feel, see how it shifts your mindset a little. Then here on the bottom, there's a little reminder. It says the best protection any woman can have is courage. You just have to start with the courage to try. And this little box here is a question. How does it feel for you to have courage? So that one is just an extra one for fun. That way you can describe some of the feelings that you have when you are courageous. Hope you enjoy the little project and see you in the next class. Oh. 8. Checking in: Check in inner strength. A calm mind and an open heart to be willing to look deep within ourselves, is what brings inner strength and confidence. When we're stuck or run down, it's so nice to have someone nearby to check in on us, to make sure we get the care and nurturing we need. When we're low in confidence, it can feel the same way. We crave for that someone nearby, that little cheerleader voice leading us forward, to help remind us that we can do it, even if it seems like all the odds are against us. That someone, that little voice is always there right within us. But sometimes we might not hear it. We don't stop long enough to be still and don't get quiet enough to hear it. It can be very scary when we don't know exactly where we're headed. Old dreams are rising, new desires are wooing, but our purpose seems blurry and our actions so out of reach. Instead of clarity, we may feel confused. But it's during those dark times that we can be our little rays of sunshine. We have our own little someone checking in on us or more so for us to check in with. As we look within, we become more aware of our inner worlds and can allow for a deep nurturing care of our souls. Some call it mindfulness. Others call it awareness, consciousness, observing, soul care. You can call it anything you want. And I could look like any of these practices, maybe a meditation, a reflection, or a prayer, journaling, writing affirmations, asking ourselves questions, gratefulness, taking a quiet time in nature, cuddling up with a favorite book, looking up at the sky, just being in silence by ourselves. It's allowing this to be our safe place where we can feel loved, like we belong. No need to analyze it too much. We can just snug up cozy and feel at home as we allow confidence to brew inside, giving our little hearts a check in moment to prepare us for blossom. You have your own treasure chest of wisdom. No one else knows where you've been or what you've been through. No one else knows your secret longings and dreams. You can be your own best cheerleader, your best friend, your best comfort and support. So give yourself this time to check in. Allow this to be your love gift for confidence. Hi again, and welcome to your class project for number six. Here's your little check in moment for that inner strength and wisdom. Sometimes we just need a little help to get us through the tough times, and here's a way to look after yourself. Check in with love to courage yourself into confidence. Remind yourself of this inner wisdom whenever you need a little refill. So here's a fun little box. Checking in. What is your favorite way to check in? What's your favorite place? And what's the favorite time of the day to check in? Because, for me, I know that when I've made it a routine in my life and I do it daily, it really helps me to do it faithfully. Knowing what is your best prime time to do it is also key. Here, you can finish the phrases again. So it's all about checking in for that inner strength, for that confidence, for that love and care and support that your heart needs. My confidence is aligned with. When I quiver with fright, I, my kind of confidence comes. This is a wonderful way to shift your mind to more confidence. Also as a way to check in. So just write whatever flows, whatever comes first in your mind. 9. Certainty: Certainty, belief in yourself. Being certain is being sure of something with no doubt or reservation. It means having a strong belief that something is true or will happen, often based on evidence or experience. We do what we believe we can do. There are many things in life that we won't be certain of, but it shouldn't keep us from focusing on the things that we do know for sure. Being certain of who we are and what we love is a great place to start. Oftentimes, a certainty follows a doing, a movement, an action, or taking initiative in a direction. When you start with believing in yourself, you're halfway there. So how can we work on our belief system? How can we be certain that we won't fail? How can we be sure that our confidence will get us where we need to go? We can't know those things for sure, but we can be certain of one thing, that if we're willing to step out and try and take chances to do the uncomfortable thing, two things will happen. Either we'll fail, learn something and grow in the process or we'll succeed and be a winner. Certainty, conviction, and belief are so unique and personal to each individual. So here are four questions to ask yourself, to help you get more clarity in this area of your life, to help you find strength in your convictions. Where are you in your life right now? Where did you want to go or do or be? What will it take to get you there? And why do you want it? And here are a few ways that I've found that help to grow uncertainty and self belief. One, done is better than perfect. Don't let the worry of getting it exactly right hold you back. Take a leap and create something good, even if it's not perfect yet. Completing any task big or tiny will show you what you're capable of. Two, celebrate small wins without waiting for the huge achievements to feel proud. Recognize and celebrate your progress, no matter how small. This reinforces self esteem and helps to build momentum. Three, step outside your comfort zone, challenge yourself with new experiences and tasks, to help give your confidence a boost and a growth spurt. Four, focus on your strengths and talents. Discover the things you're naturally good at and build upon those. This helps you approach future challenges with more clarity on your capabilities. Five, reframe yourself doubt. Instead of seeing it as weakness, view it as little nudges to learn and grow. Challenge those negative thoughts with reminders of what you've already done and accomplished. You become unstoppable when you discover your own worth. Hi again. Here is your little project for class number seven on certainty, belief in yourself. Here are a few questions to fill up. So starting with some of these key questions will help you know how you can be certain, what you can be certain about. So where are you in your life right now? Where do you want to go or do or be? What will it take for you to get there? And do you want it? These are the questions taken from the course, and here they are for you to personalize for yourself. And here in this little box, you get to write yourself some loving as for building a positive self belief mindset. So whether you write straight from the heart or maybe you could copy something that you've read or heard from someone else, whatever it takes for you to just believe in yourself and know that you're a value and that you're wy of confidence and love. 10. Connections: Connections, a supportive team. Behind every great woman is another great woman. As you move into more confidence, you will want to surround yourself with like minded people who are also growing and stepping forward, because this will help keep you encouraged and motivated onwards. Create your own little circle of those who listen and who understand what you're growing. So you don't have to feel you're at it alone. Surround yourself with those who feel like sunshine, those who get you and who offer you helpful advice and support, to gently nude you, to reach further and deeper into your own confidence. It can feel amazing to nestle amongst those who allow for all of you and who mirror back your sparkle. This is your chance to step out towards your dreams and celebrate together your winds. Staying close to those special people whom you trust fosters a beautiful and safe environment where your strength can flourish. Supportive connections might look something like a hot cup of cocoa on a winterly day, a place of comfort, harmony, and togetherness, reminding you that you're not alone. A ray of sunshines, even in the midst of your storms, a space to feel lifted up, not only with nice words and cheers, but also with personal stories of strength and growth, Threads woven together through shared experiences to create a work of art, a bridge that unites hearts as one through understanding and belonging, a path that illuminates your life, an atmosphere of loving care, tenderness, and protection for the precious things in need of attention. A safety net, when your climb seems steep and high, a home that provides support and security and nurturing environment to bloom and flourish. Who are they? Those special people in your circle of connections? These are special people in your life who accept all of you, yet who still gently nud you to go further and deeper into your own confidence. They are those whom you feel energized with and not drained after spending time together. There's a sincere and heartfelt exchange of ideas, inspiration, and support. They are those who get you, who share your journey, your joys, struggles, and all. These are those who get excited for you and celebrate with you, your big and little wins. You can be vulnerable with them. They are a safe place where you don't feel judgment or guilt. They inspire you to grow and evolve your favorite version of yourself. It takes courage to decide who in your life are your anchors. But take the time for that, make the time to find out who they are and surround yourself with them. And here's your little project for this class on Conections, a supportive team. Your work page here is all about the whose in your life. Who do you want to surround yourself with? Here you get to write the names in each column of people you know that best fit these descriptions. This is getting really practical here down to the nitty gritties because that's what works. And here are the different columns with the different type of people that you might know, because I think there are different times in our lives when we need different ones. Different friends, different loved ones. Who can be there by our side cheering us on. And here in this box, you get to answer the question. What does staying close to these people do for your confidence? This part is very important because it's the why. And this is what will keep you motivated to keep those connections. Keep that supportive team strong. Just as a reminder, again, that quote, it takes courage to decide who in your life are your anchors. So, use this as that little reminder. You can keep it close to you and look over it again when you want that supportive team cheering you on. 11. Celebrate: Oh. Celebrate, cheers and thanks. We focus so much time and energy on what we didn't get done, what we didn't get right, what we didn't do enough of. This leaves us feeling helpless, weary, insecure, and powerless. It saps us of our confidence. But when we focus on what we did do, what we got done, what we're proud of, what we're content with, the things we can cele. This changes everything. All of a sudden, we are amazed at what we accomplished. Getting started, you might only think of a few small things to celebrate. But as you continue and open yourself up to gratefulness for your own well doing, you end up in awe seeing all the things that you did. You can add in some work related things, family related things, personal things, nurturing and loving things as a way to honor your values and what's important to you. The more we can cultivate appreciation and gratitude, the better we'll feel about ourselves, and the more we will enjoy our lives. Here are a few ways you can celebrate yourself. Give yourself credit for something out of the ordinary or a tad uncomfortable that you did today. List your accomplishments from last week. Look at your calendar for a refresher. Reflect on three things that you did today that no one else saw or knows about, that you can be proud of. Finish these phrases to yourself as affirmations. I'm surprisingly good at. I'm so proud to have I appreciate that I've I'm celebrating myself for. I deserve a special treat of Chasing your dreams and overcoming hurdles should fill you with immense pride and gratitude for who you are becoming in the process, and for the inspiration it brings to others. Don't wait until you reach your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of yourself, each step you take, and then you will reach your goal. And not just that. On top of it, you will feel like you mattered in the process, and that you accomplish something truly exceptional and wonderful. And most of all, it will feel good, and you will feel good about yourself in the process. And for this class worksheet for your little class project. Here is your page to fill up with ten things that you are most proud of in your life. So it can be somethings from the past. It can be somethings from the present. It can be family related things. It can be work related things. It can be some adventures that you took, some ways that you stepped out and did that confident thing or times that you showed up and were authentically you. And then here you get to fill up, what could I appreciate and celebrate more about myself or about my life? So, here are some things that you are grateful for that you are proud of. And then there's always a little step of action to take with what would be something that you could appreciate more or be more grateful for, give more time to celebrate. And here, that mindset, putting that will to action is, how do I do it? So again, getting very practical. Just like your readies and studies and starts, here would be your start. How will you do it? How will you celebrate? You get to decide what are those special things for you to do that will make you feel most happy and proud and loved. 12. Continue: Continue habits and routines. You know, those good things we mean to do that are healthy and loving, like palates and stretches, drinking green juices or taking some quiet time. Those habits and routines are important for our well being, but also to help us to grow and flourish in confidence. It takes putting those healthy and loving steps of action on repeat over and over again. Repeat the difficult thing. Repeat the loving thing. Repeat what we're not good at yet. Repeat what we know is good for us. Building new habits take some grit and patience. But what if we could add in a sprinkle of joy and self love? That is the secret ingredient to tackling these things, feeling like a confident queen? Start with a shift of mindset, by turning your weary and boring routines around. Why not call them some beautiful ways, like daily delights, joyful rituals, happy habits, blissful practices, cheerful chores, sunshine sessions, pleasure patterns, delightful dailies, nurturing needs, radiant routines, tasty treats, joy jams, bliss drills, me moments. Here are a few ideas to make your good habits feel less like a chore and more like a spa day for your awesome self. Maybe write a motivational letter or create a video or audio, telling yourself why you want to start this habit or goal. Pair up this new habit with something that you're already good at. Maybe some loving affirmations to yourself while you put on your makeup. Think of it as something you want to do rather than something you have to do. Sometimes all it takes is just telling yourself, that you love it, and that you want it, and that you get to do it. Create a joyful ritual surrounding this new habit. Maybe journal in a beautiful park, or at a cozy coffee shop. Break it up into simple, easy steps for yourself. Prepare and beautify the environment around your new habit. Maybe light a candle or soak your feet while you read and study. Take the time to acknowledge and notice a benefit you can get out of it. Celebrate each small step, reward each small win. For example, 10 minutes of exercise equals one piece of chocolate. Use a beautiful tracker or chart to keep you motivated and inspired. Here are some key values to help make it a little easier to continue to put these things on repeat. Patience, waiting and learning to trust the process. Grit, not giving up when things get tough, finding the motivation to keep going, Resilience, the ability to bounce back from setbacks and challenges and learn from them, tenacity, determined and persistent, not letting obstacles stop you from achieving your goals. Hope, hope is the feeling of expectation and desire or positive outcome. Discipline, the ability to control yourself and follow through on your commitments, Perseverance, staying committed to your goals and not giving up easily. Here's your last worksheet, your last class project. And, Oh, boy, what a win. You can be so proud of yourself that you made it this far because that is growth. That is confidence. And don't worry. You can always go back to these worksheets. They'll be there for you right beside you. I go back to mine all the time, a little check in points, little reminders, most of all little motivators to keep me going and remind me of what I've learned and what I want to continue to learn and grow in. This one, this is continue routines on repeat. This is one of my favorite ones because that means you've already built those routines and habits for your confidence, for yourself, love and care. And all you need to do is just put on repeat. It can sound easy, but I know it's not always easy. So again, to personalize what we've learned in this class, here you get to write, how would you name your boring and weary routines to help make the more playful and attractive. So you could choose one of the ones I've given as a suggestions or you can come up with your own. Then the next time you have your little habit or routine, you give it that name, and see how it'll make you smile. Maybe somebody else to. And here are two little columns. What do you want to do? And how could you repeat it? Here again, putting some action into it, putting some practical steps into this class, really personalizing it for you. And then here, write a positive affirmation related to each of these values. Some of the values that we've just learned about reminded ourselves of that fit in with continuing and putting on repeat. Just write yourself a sweet little note, a positive affirmation that will help. You in those areas. Just a little quote to end it, confidence takes putting those healthy and loving habits of action on repeat over and over again. 13. Conclusion: So thank you for being here. Thank you for watching this course all the way to the end. Thank you for working on all these worksheets, because that means we're in this together. We're still growing, and we're still building confidence and practicing, putting on repeat, cradling, c, getting curious and excited. And this is what life is all about. These are the lessons that will help keep you going that will help make your life more exciting and joyous. And one last little tiny note, just in case this was right up your alley, and you loved it. And this is a topic that you want to continue to grow in in building confidence and courage and self assurance, then you can also find my book all on the topic. It's called blossoming Confidence. It says, Is your confidence feeling a bit wilted? This book is your personalized guide to sunshine and growth, helping you blossom into a more confident you. Come explore a garden of inner strength where you'll discover hidden treasure clues, ideas and inspirations to reignite your sparkle. With gentle nudges and thought provoking questions, you'll be taking actions towards your dreams. On page at a time. Confidence isn't a far away land. It's right there in your everyday moments. Just open this book and be ready to grow. So, in case you'd like to go even further, this is filled with more work pages and guided journal questions, as a way to continue on the journey. I thank you in advance and feel free to share this with somebody else who you know might also appreciate and benefit from this. Bye for now.