Confidence

                   This year I have really had to push myself confidence-wise because of multiple concerts, plays and exams I have participated in. At first I found this really hard and felt really shy, but I soon realised that I needed more confidence to perform my best.

         At my lowest point I was over-thinking everything and started to believe that nobody wanted to hear my opinion. I couldn't look anybody in the eye and most of the time I wanted the ground to swallow me up, it was pretty shit.

                  I think that I've managed to become more confident recently and I thought I'd tell you some of the tips I used cus y'know its a hard world out there.//

1. FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT
   I literally live by this. If you pretend to be confident, who could possibly know otherwise?
   
   
2. MAKE EYE CONTACT
   Not only will you feel more confident, you'll look more confident too!
   
   
3. BE PROUD OF YOURSELF
   Even if it's just a little thing like walking across a room without tripping, you did great! Have a mental high five!
   
   
4. ITS NORMAL TO HAVE LITTLE CONFIDENCE
   Not many people are 100% confident all the time, there will always be a moment when you feel a little bit silly but that's totally okay! Also realise that nobody cares if you mess up a little bit, whilst you;re thinking about it in the middle of the night, everybody else has already forgotten!
   
   
5. WHO CARES WHAT PEOPLE THINK?
   Seriously? It's such a waste of a short life to dwell on what other people think about you. You have one chance to achieve what you want with your life - you cannot afford to care about what people think. If people hate you? - It sucks to be them and they are missing out!