As women, we often deal with our own insecurities because we have incredibly high expectations for ourselves.
I deal with mine every single day, from the moment I wake up to the time I go to sleep.
“Why did I have bad hair/wrinkle/extra fat here (insert other parts of the body)”
“Am I a bad parent for saying that?”
“Is my presentation good enough to present?”
“Should I have spoken up about something?”
“Some VP looked bored when I was pitching my idea, was my idea stupid?”
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The list goes on.
In my early 20’s, I used to let these self-doubts consume my emotion and impact my day. Now I am older, wiser and have different priorities in life. Even though these self-criticisms still pop up all the time (like auto-correct on iOS), I deal with them in a much calmer way – I seek to spend time with people who give me positive energy; I know my strength and weaknesses and set different expectations based on that; I focus on healthy living and energy boosting rather than a specific weight goal. Lastly, I would shrug my shoulder if someone doesn’t like my idea pitch because I learned that people are different, you can’t expect people to think like you and agree with you all the time.
Like what the Frozen song would say – LET IT GO! It’s time to let those worries and insecurities go, isn’t it? Let’s do it!
Love.
Boots (Stuart Weistzman)
Bodysuit (Theory)
Necklace (Anthropologie)