How can I gain self-confidence?

Realize that everyone lacks self-confidence at some time.  You're not alone.  Just concentrate on finding your own personal happiness and being the best person YOU can be.  If you're happier .. You'll feel much more confident.

Dear Lilly Gray,

A few thoughts for you, in gaining self-confidence...

1. Choose a cause that stirs your heart, and volunteer there. Do your very best work, and as you gain skills and experience and connect with others, your confidence grows.

2. Make a habit to be helpful to every person you meet, of benefit to them.

3. Read over a wide range of topics; fiction, non-fiction, the classics, history, also develop a few genre of special interest.

4. Listen to music, again over a broad range of styles - and do include the great classical composers. Also as a Canadian, become familiar with composers, artists and history of Canadian music.

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You will come to know yourself better and better, and you will occupy your niche in the world ever more confidently.

Set small goals for yourself. As you accomplish each goal you will feel better about yourself.

Remember that you have value just because you exist.

Then be aware that you have value also because you have something to offer others.

Then be aware that not all of the people you meet are smart enough to realize that about you.

Move on from those people---at this stage of your life they are a waste of your time.

Hold your head up high.