Tag: beauty battle

  • Removing the Tags from the Garments of Your Identity

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    “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” The blind passion between Romeo and Juliet may have lead to tragedy, but this famous quote from William Shakespeare’s beautiful play made a valid point. Yes, we may be a product or our heritage, highly influenced by our environment and persuaded by our temperament, but…

  • Our Chaotic Responses to Compliments

    “YOU are ADORABLE!” These are the words we hear as little girls. Or new brides.  And perhaps again when we are pregnant and “glowing” or dressed up for a special occasion. “Thank you” would be the proper response, but tell us we look good when we don’t feel lovely and an inner struggle emerges. We…

  • My Struggle with Confident Beauty

    My whole world was rocked the day my first husband left me.  Pregnant and alone, his betrayal made me feel ugly, unwanted and self-conscious. Before then, even though I was a hairdresser, I never really focused on my own appearance because, honestly, I was afraid of being shallow or vain. Suddenly it was a struggle to stand in front of a mirror all…

  • Discovering Self-Confidence Takes Self-Discovery

    Life is a journey in search for significance. Our innate desire to be valued is apparent as soon as we enter this world. Newborns thrive when they feel loved; a neglected baby suffers not only emotionally but physically. Each of us is born with a strong desire to know who we are. A child is like…

  • Coming Out of the Closet

    Women with confident beauty are content with who they are. This does not mean that they have no need to improve, nor does it mean that there is nothing that they are ashamed of. In fact, they usually have a very good perspective of both their strengths and their weaknesses. Confidence is the ability to…

  • Perfect Pics and Body Image

    Right after taking a class on Photoshop at a Geek Girl Tech Conference this weekend I was challenged with some questions about today’s media: Are they to blame for the fact that so many girls have image issues today? I don’t think so. I agree that technology’s ability to correct figure flaws and imperfections can cause…

  • Finding a Gown that’s YOU

    Proms and Weddings: Two big events that are important to the feminine heart. Young girls dreams of them; grown women reminisce of them even in old age. A big part of these dreams and the memories are greatly governed by the girl’s attire. This is why picking a gown is seldom a quick and easy…

  • Women are Like Flowers

    Flowers were designed for beauty; so were women, but neither will share their fragrant appeal with the world if they are not cared for properly. A florist would be a fool if he treated all his flowers alike. I love to teach women “what not to wear” but I am far more passionate about helping…

  • Confidence Never Fully Ripens

    I have faced a number of harsh Confidence Conflicts this week. I sometimes wish I had never named my new book Confident Beauty, because it is a constant reminder that if I wrote the book on it, I better be it! Some things are easier taught than lived. Confidence is an emotion more than it…

  • Beautiful Trophy

    A beautiful girl walks into the room and all heads turn to spontaneously (and often subconsciously) do a quick assessment of confidence–the woman’s and their own. “Wow, she is beautiful. She must have her act together. She’s so powerful; I bet she is popular, successful…” Most spectators assume that a beautiful girl is confident and…

  • When Others Stare

    One of my favorite topics to speak to women about is the Image Issues and Confidence Conflicts that come with exceptional beauty and unusual beauty. No one really wants to look like the average girl, yet we can become so uncomfortable when our image is outstanding-be that good or bad- it is simply an “issue”…