Just because you think it doesn't mean it's true. Self-doubt can be fuelled by lies.

Rachel Green, Director Confident Woman Australia, February 2012.

The nicer we are to others the more self-confidence we can have.

Rachel Green January 2012

The nicer we are to ourselves, the nicer we can be to others.
Rachel Green January 2012

As children we become conditioned to believe certain viewpoints about ourselves, and this can include that we are not worthy or not good enough. Our job as adults is to update our belief systems and develop healthy beliefs about ourselves. When we know we are good enough our confidence will flourish.

Rachel Green January 2012

Self-confidence does not mean you are arrogant, it means you are respectful.

Rachel Green December 2011

Smiles that crinkle up your eyes are beautiful, we were not designed to be wrinkle free. Have the self-confidence to smile with your full heart and crinkles!

Rachel Green November 2011.

"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."

Mark Victor Hansen.

"Self-confidence is far more than just a smile on your face."

Rachel Green November 2011.

"Having self-confidence means you don't have to demonise other people and dismiss them as being nasty/useless/worthless/stupid. Such statements may come from or reflect your own self-doubt and self-criticism, or a lack of ability to understand yourself and others. Feeling comfortable about who you are and all aspects of yourself, the good and the bad, can help you to consider all aspects of another, the bad and the good."

Rachel Green November 2011

"If you have self-confidence built on a good foundation of self-respect and self-worth then there is no need to become defensive when people give you feedback. Simply stay open to the possible learning that may arise."

Rachel Green November 2011

Self-confidence resides in the body and so does self-doubt and anxiety. We each need to understand our bodies if we are to build confidence.

As Moshe Feldenkrais said, in "The Elusive Obvious":

"To every emotional state corresponds a personal conditioned pattern of muscular contraction without which it has no existence."

Rachel Green October 2011

"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful."

Mark Victor Hansen.

"Self-confidence is healthy and good for you, being timid & subservient, or angry & aggressive isn't. Don't be embarrassed by wanting confidence, develop it."

Rachel Green, October 2011.

"Self-confidence can help you to reject the things that are bad for you, that's why developing it is good."

Rachel Green. October 2011.

"Self-confidence comes from making a contribution to the world - just one act of kindness can make you feel better."

Rachel Green. October 2011

"Self-confidence helps you to do things that you are nervous about. Being nervous doesnt mean you have to avoid things."

Rachel Green. October 2011.

"Before winning the Tour de France, Australian cyclist, Cadel Evans said he'd had the perfect preparation with the right amount of racing and resting - a message for us all. Are you racing or resting?"

Rachel Green. October 2011

"Self-confidence can build one step at a time, you don't need to get it in one big go. Step by step is good."

Rachel Green. October 2011

"What holds back your confidence? Is it a fear of rejection? That people won't like you? That you're not worthy? When you know you can overcome it."

Rachel Green. October 2011

"What are your strengths? Do you know them? Can you articulate them? Value them. They build your own self-confidence and that of others in you."

Rachel Green October 2011

"Self-confidence can bring a genuine radiance to the face which lipstick can never manage."

Rachel Green. October 2011

"A real smile of self-confidence goes all the way to the eyes, lipstick stops at our mouths."

Rachel Green October 2011

"Can you articulate the value that your strengths & gifts bring to others? If you don't know your own value how can you expect others to?"

Rachel Green October 2011

"Don't measure your own self-worth by the unreal images pushed at you in the media but by your own internal standards of goodness."

Rachel Green October 2011

"Self-confidence means you don't feel the need to force your opinion on others, it means you can respect both your own and others' opinions. Because you feel strong enough inside you don't need to defend and argue you can actually listen".

Rachel Green October 2011