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Self doubt and underestimating your awesomeness is a confidence killer and also makes it impossible to build confidence. In several studies, it was proven that men OVERestimate their abilities and performance, and women UNDERestimate both. But their performances do not differ in quality!!! Several years ago, Hewlett-Packard was trying to figure out how to get more women into top management positions. A review of personnel records found that women working at HP applied for a […]

Changing your breathing changes your state of mind. Take a deep breath. That’s routine advice for how to calm down or slow down. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine are giving the same advice, with brand-new neuroscience to back it up. In a recent study, they and their colleagues have uncovered a direct and powerful connection in the brain between breathing and states of mind. Breathing is automatic, of course. It’s controlled by one […]

Confidence is extremely important in every aspect of our lives, yet so many people struggle to find it. That is why I decided to start my business as a Confidence Coach for women 10 years ago. The truth is that our confidence is EVERYTHING and it has a BIG impact on how we live our life. Being confident changes everything! Our relationships with people, how we communicate with others, our ability to get what we […]

Most women are very self-critical, are REALLY hard on themselves, and find it extremely challenging to have compassion for themselves. But in order to truly love yourself and have absolute confidence, you must learn to have self-compassion. No one in the world knows your feelings as well as you do. That makes you most qualified to give yourself compassion! YAY!  😀 Self-compassion is seeing your most tender wounds without judgment, while acknowledging your pain and being […]

Hurt people hurt other people. I learned that from a remarkable mentor of mine many years ago. He was there to console me a couple of times after being hurt by someone in my family whose go-to emotion is anger. We all have at least one. You know, that really negative person that can quickly suck the wind out of your happy sails. 🙄 It's annoying, it's frustrating, and these types of people are energy vampires. They suck the […]

The last weekend in August is awesome for two reasons: 1) because I spend the whole day and night with my Daddyyyyy! and 2) because we go to see the annual "Smoke Fire & Thunder Drag Races" at Mission Raceway, WOO-HOOOOOO!!!  😀 It's an EPIC day of races, and going into the pits to chat with the racers and see the all cars and bikes close up is awesome! And the night show is even […]

While we often presume that everyone wants to be happy, in some cultures and religions, being happy is regarded as a self-indulgent or selfish aim—and the happiness of others is considered more important. In such circumstances, people may tend to feel guilty about paying attention to their personal happiness, especially if others seem less happy than they are. What Is "Selfishness," Anyway? The Oxford dictionary describes selfishness as "the quality or state of being selfish; […]

When snarky, mean people strike, you could stew and come up with the perfect, biting comeback...seven-and-a-half hours later. Or you could try these responses instead. 1. To the Random, Infuriated Stranger: "Happy New Year!" In our world of road rage and viral tirades, dealing with a jerk in public can be dangerous. So, proceed with caution—and where possible, kindness, too. Consider the technique used by a real-life relative of mine, when the man behind her […]