This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 2010.

How to Boost Your Confidence by Ellen Bergen of If It Brings You Joy.com

and I'm Justin Malik, your very own personal narrator.

I read to you every single day of the year so that you don't have to go find blogs or articles

yourself. I find the best authors online that I can find, get their permission and simply read

them to you for free. With that, let's get right to our next post and continue optimizing your life.

How to Boost Your Confidence by Ellen Bergen of If It Brings You Joy.com

Celebrating accomplishments of friends and family often comes so easily. It rolls right off our

tongue to say, you did it when someone graduates, gets a new job or has the courage to take a step

they've been working on. But when was the last time you stopped and celebrated something you did?

When you accomplished something bigger, small, did you stop and take time to acknowledge yourself?

It only takes a moment, yet noticing even the smallest step forward has a huge impact on

yourself confidence. Acknowledgments are a core fearless living tool that you can use in your

journey of personal growth. As a fearless living program candidate in their life coaching certification

program, I encourage all my clients to make a habit of acknowledging themselves regularly.

What does it mean to acknowledge yourself?

Acknowledging yourself is sort of like giving yourself a pat on the back. It's taking just a

moment to stop and consciously recognize yourself for taking any step outside of your comfort zone.

It doesn't matter if that step was done well or not. The point is, you acknowledge that you're

good enough as you are right now. It also doesn't matter how big the step is out of your comfort zone.

Even a thought is a step outside of your comfort zone that deserves to be acknowledged.

If you think about working out but didn't actually get on your treadmill, you still had that thought

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