The Secret to Confidence: Understanding Yourself

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Every child wants to be loved. Little girls long to be seen and heard and to belong to something greater than themselves. We need to know we are valued. Boys do, too. They need adventure and challenge. They long to be strong and courageous and to be needed.

Yet we all have image issues at times. And some “times” last longer than others.

Am I lovely?

Am I strong?

Do I even matter in this world?

These questions must be affirmed if we are to to become a Confident Beauty.

Beauty Battle

A girl, or woman, who is struggling to find herself is facing what I call the Beauty Battle. It doesn’t matter what her image issue is, somehow it relates to beauty for us girls.

If I were prettier, I’d be more confident!

Know Who You Are

book of Guidelines for your Personal Image Identity

Overcoming the conflict is all about understanding yourself. You don’t have to become a supermodel to become confident. You just need to own your identity, appreciate your good qualities and respect your areas of weakness.

Perfection isn’t pretty anyway, so let it go!

To take my FREE quiz and learn your Image Identity, click here.

Complications

Many boys and girls understand themselves quickly. It’s easier for some to know what they like, whereas some people ponder their preferences. If that’s you, don’t condemn your indecisiveness, try to figure out why the uncertainty.

Are you afraid to choose?

Do you like all the options?

In my experience, many people are afraid of making choices, but there is one style that has a very hard time knowing what she wants. The Ingénue. I used to think her indecisiveness was fear, but now realize it’s complacency. This non-judgmental, empathetic Delicate Beauty really does like all the options. It’s not that she is un-opinionated, it’s more that her heart is so compassionate that her opinion is usually approval.

This presents a few complications when it comes to her image.

Combinations

Many people (of all ages) grow old still not understanding themselves. Beth Moore tells us in her book So Long, Insecurity: You’ve Been a Bad Friend to Us that most women don’t feel confident until they are in their sixties! In my experience, it is far harder for people with a combination personality (clothing or character) to understand themselves. Why? Because sometimes your own opinion conflicts with itself.

The underlying priority of your choices is a big indicator of your Img.ID:

C: Quality 
N: Practicality 
D: Excellence 
I: Concern 
R: Compassion
G: Fun  

Click the letter to learn more about that Image Identity, including What2Wear. 

Follow this link to take the Img.ID quiz
https://catrinawelch.lpages.co/what-is-your-img-id

Maybe you are in the mist of a Beauty Battle, or maybe you left the battlefield wounded and insecure. I want to encourage you to take some time to understand yourself. One of the best ways to find healing is to realize the God who created you accepts you and to learn to accept yourself. If you have two personalities that fight with each other, find a way to balance them in a way that honors your true heart. BE who you were designed to be because, without a doubt, that is the way to be a true, Confident Beauty

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After 30 years in the beauty industry as both a cosmetologist and an image consultant, my greatest passion is to use my training as a Biblical life-coach to inspire other women to overcome Confidence Conflicts like I have had to. If you liked this article, please connect with me on FacebookTwitter PinterestLinked In and Goodreads  or consider having me speak at your next event. Visit https://catrinawelch.com for more information.


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