{"id":6152,"date":"2021-05-07T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T18:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6152"},"modified":"2021-05-07T13:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T18:00:12","slug":"22-things-ways-to-boost-self-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6152","title":{"rendered":"22 Things\u2026 Ways to Boost Self-Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Kaelyn Spickler<\/em><\/p>\n

I am now a somewhat-freshly-22-year-old, and unless something crazy happens (which at this point it would have to be really crazy), this is my last semester writing for the Brackety-Ack. \ud83d\ude41 With that, I decided it would be fun for my final column to be \u201c22 Things\u2026\u201d where I can sometimes share advice, list my favorites, or give some insight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With \u201chot girl summer\u201d approaching, here are 22 ways to boost self-confidence because every body is a beach body!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Regularly write down affirmations. This could be once a day or once a week, but write them down, and repeat them to yourself when you need to hear them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. While you are brushing your teeth, give yourself one compliment.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Unfollow accounts on social media that make you feel body-conscious or less confident.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Replace those accounts with body positivity accounts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Eat what makes you feel good\u2026<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. …and to workouts that YOU enjoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Remember that every body is different. 130 pounds looks different on a 5\u20190 gal than it does on a 5\u20198 gal and walking at a 4.0 speed is different for a 5\u20190 gal compared to a 5\u20198 gal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Try not to step on a scale and instead assess how YOU are feeling.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Make goals, and then set smaller goals that lead to the big goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Surround yourself with people who bring you up as opposed to bringing you down.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Additionally, surround yourself with people who not only speak positively about you, but also about themselves and others.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Smile at others and say hi.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Write down one good thing you did each day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. Watch your posture- stand tall.<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Listen to your body- when it\u2019s telling you you\u2019re hungry or thirsty or that you\u2019re pushing yourself too hard.<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Do not rely on social media for validation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. When shopping for clothes, make sure they fit you the way you want them to. Remember, things your 5\u20191 bestie can wear may not be things your 5\u20198 frame feels confident in, and that\u2019s okay.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Celebrate the small accomplishments.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Take time for yourself to do things you enjoy doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. Meditate or do something to create a positive mindset.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Take a selfie of yourself when you feel good (you don\u2019t have to post it, just for memories).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. Get ready every morning.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Written by Kaelyn Spickler I am now a somewhat-freshly-22-year-old, and unless something crazy happens (which at this point it would have to be really crazy), this is my last semester writing for the Brackety-Ack. \ud83d\ude41 With that, I decided it would be fun for my final column to be \u201c22 Things\u2026\u201d where I can sometimes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-6152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-summer2019"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0885.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}