21 Positive Affirmations to Increase Confidence and Overcome Self Doubt

The effect of social media on self doubt

With today’s social media, we are bombed with images of successful people showcasing their talents and wins. It can be a very positive and inspirational thing, but it can be very destructive for self esteem if we fall into the comparison thought pattern.

People choose what they showcase (and what they don’t) on social media.

People who share their struggles and failures tend to connect more deeply with their audience. It makes them more human. But on most social media platforms, people showcase their success, not their struggles and failures. 

We see successful people everywhere. We get a false impression that these people were born this way and that they didn’t work hard to get where they are. That’s very far from the truth.

I’m not saying it’s a bad thing; people follow people who inspire them.

We follow successful people because we aspire to be like them. We want to get to their level of talent, success, wisdom or charisma.

The ideal usage of social media would be to find a balance: get inspired without falling into a thought pattern of comparison.

1. Positive affirmations for confidence to stop comparing yourself

First, let’s remember a few things:

There’s no point comparing our journey to someone who’s way ahead of us. Let’s not forget that everyone has started as a beginner.

If we want to learn the piano, but never touched a keyboard before, we can’t have the expectation to play like Beethoven the moment we start. It seems like a, obvious example, but we do these kinds of comparison ALL -THE-TIME.

So, here’s are 5 empowering positive affirmations for confidence to tell yourself when you start to negatively compare yourself to people you look up to:

1. 1. I will work hard enough to become as talented as them
   2. If they made it, I can definitely make it too
   3. That person used to be a beginner, too. She probably went through the same difficulties I’m going through
   4. I can’t compare myself to someone who might have years of practise ahead of me
   5.  I’m dedicated to work hard to get to this level of [insert goal or talent].

2. Positive affirmations for confidence to overcome a negative mindset

On bad days, negative thoughts can really take over and trap us in a loop of harsh self criticism.

When we catch ourselves being in a negative mindset, it’s important to pause and acknowledge we are in a bad mental state.

Then we can make the conscious effort to stop our mind from hurting us further more. We need to stop believing the negative beliefs we make up about ourselves.

First, we need to break the overthinking pattern. Changing our environment, such as going for a walk, is a very good start. Then we can start using positive affirmations for confidence to change our mental state.

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The more we know ourselves, the more we’ll understand what we need to soothe our mind and body in those moments we’re being too hard on ourselves.

Here are 6 positive affirmations for confidence when you’re in negative mindset and think bad things about yourself:

1. 1. Even if I’m having a hard time seeing the path right now, I trust the process and I trust myself
   2. I’m going to prove myself wrong: my negative thoughts do not define me 
   3. I won’t let my self doubt get in the way of my goals
   4. I trust that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be at this very moment
   5. I refuse to trust the way I see myself right now
   6. The universe is testing me and I’m going to pass that test

3. Positive affirmations for confidence to remind yourself how badass you are

We all need a little boost of self confidence sometimes.

So, let’s give it to ourselves! You can learn to talk to yourself like you would talk to a friend. Eventually, you’ll become your own best cheerleader and you’ll thrive!

Learning to speak to yourself in a nice way is a skill that will benefit you for a lifetime. Too many times we lack compassion and we’re being so hard on ourselves.

Let’s change that.

You’re human, and you’re allowed not to be perfect. So learn to cheer yourself up for doing your best, even on bad days.

Here are 10 simple positive affirmations to remind yourself how badass you are.

These are short affirmations I encourage you to say out loud while looking at yourself in the mirror.

Try it right now. Before reading further down, go stand in front of a mirror. Then say this out loud:

1. 1. I’m a badass
   2. I’m unstoppable
   3. I am driven and ambitious
   4. I can get anything I want
   5. There’s nothing I can’t accomplish
   6. I won’t let anything stop me
   7. I am confident
   8. I’m gorgeous
   9. I’m fearless
   10. Women like me don’t give up

Save the ones that resonate with you the most and that empowers you the most. Write them down, set them as your wallpaper, print them out.

Conclusion

Self doubt is inevitable. Even the most successful people doubt themselves. It’s human. Using positive affirmations for confidence is a really good way to cheer yourself up when you’re feeling down. Self doubt is a matter of mindset. Keep working on your mindset. Set ambitious goals when you’re feeling high and give yourself grace when you’re feeling low. You got this.