5 Ways to Build Confidence

On days when you’re lacking in confidence or simply need a little boost to start your morning in the right frame of mind, it’s great to have the tools and resources at hand to help. While we can all feel insecure from time to time, a lack of confidence can be debilitating, limiting us from reaching our goals in life. Here are 5 self esteem boosting resources that might help.

Your Confidence Code Online Course 

Best-selling authors of ‘The Confidence Code', Katty Kay and Claire Shipman have launched an online course to help women evaluate and strengthen their confidence levels. Kay and Shipman guide you through overcoming perfectionism using practical steps that will also help you achieve success in both professional and personal environments. You can complete the course in 14 days, spending 20 minutes a day working through the video lessons and exercises. While this online workshop requires effort, 20 minutes a day is a small price to pay for a new outlook on yourself and greater confidence. Your Confidence Code $149, visit learnconfidencecode.com. WW 

Shine App 

If you need a boost to get your day started, the Shine app is a great tool to use. You’re sent a motivational text every morning that is designed to help you hop out of bed, ready to conquer the day. You can also learn new self-care techniques that will help when you experience feelings of self-doubt and low self-esteem. Shine has been designed to provide you with an injection of positivity into your day, making sure you feel like a happier, healthier version of yourself. Visit theshineapp.com.

Your Confident Self Podcast 

Through motivational and self-esteem building talks, this podcast empowers women to be their best selves. Hosted by confidence coach, Allegra Sinclair, this podcast deals with topics like reclaiming your career after Covid and finding your inner confidence and beauty. The wide range of confidence related topics means there is something for everyone, no matter what you are struggling with. The high-energy presence of Allegra is a real mood booster, combatting any thoughts of self-doubt with her positive outlook and relatability. Visit allegrasinclair.com.

The Self-Confidence Workbook: A Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Improving Self-Esteem by Barbara Markway 

This isn’t just another self-help book; this workbook offers practical and interactive exercises, so you can learn how to guide yourself through situations when you may experience self-doubt or low self-esteem. Using a hands-on method for building up your confidence appeals to most people as it is goal orientated, not strictly theoretical. The workbook is full of relatable information and has solutions for a variety of different situations if you ever find yourself in need of some help. The Self-Confidence Workbook by Barbara Markway  €14.04, visit amazon.co.uk.

6. Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy Poumpouras

As a former Secret Service agent, Evy Poumpouras has mastered what it means to be fearless. The ability to walk into any situation, head tall and without consequence, is what Becoming Bulletproof is all about. This book will help you transform yourself into a stronger, more confident and even more powerful version of yourself. Becoming Bulletproof  by Evy Poumpouras €20.25, visit dubraybooks.ie.