Self Confidence – The Highly Sensitive Person Publishing Company

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What If Being Different Was Never the Problem?

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: What If Being Different Was Never the Problem? For years, I thought my goal was to become more "normal." Talk more. Worry less. Stop feeling everything so deeply. Blend in. I believed that if I could just fix those things, life would finally get easier. I was wrong. The problem was never that I was different. The problem was believing that different automatically meant defective. As a highly sensitive person, an introvert, and someone who has lived with social anxiety, I spent years measuring myself against people who were wired completely differently than I was. Every comparison convinced me that I needed to change who I was instead of understanding how I was wired. I felt different as a child. I was tall…

#HighlySensitivePeople: Do you need tips to be a more confident person?

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Below is a list of tips to boost your self-confidence from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprising the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. Strengthen your mind. Self-confidence is a state of mind that can be achieved through intentional action. Allotting time to nurture your mind, body and spirit (preferably one hour a day) can be done in a variety of ways. I prefer to read, exercise and meditate in the morning. If you’re not taking time for yourself, then you’re allowing someone or something to shape your view of the world. —Dustin Cucciarre, BryghtAds Inc. Discard the negative thoughts you don’t need. A whole new branch of psychology is dedicated to mindfulness, but it boils down to this: Negative thoughts and insecurities…

#HighlySensitivePeople: How do you feel about being criticized?

Post category:Resilience Self Confidence

Who likes to be criticized? As a highly sensitive person and introvert, the scary feeling of being judged is intensified, as is the pain of being humiliated.

I had a grammar school teacher criticize me in front of the class. It had a long lasting affect about the way I felt about school. I was afraid to go to class and was never a good student. (more…)

#HighlySensitivePeople: Does Shyness Hold You Back?

Post category:Self Awareness Self Confidence

As a highly sensitive person with shyness tendencies, I never let that hinder my ability to accomplish living life on my own terms. It’s true that if you let shyness get the best of your desires and keep you from even trying, you’ll never know what you can accomplish. But what if you just did it ? What would happen if you put your face out there and let others know who you really are? (more…)