Treat Yo Self

  Yesterday, I treated myself. Why? Because the day started out bad...like trying to walk down a hill but the road is made out of banana peels kind of bad. (I'm picturing that image as a cartoon now and I can't stop laughing). Some highlights of my day include: Waking up to read a stress-inducing...

How to Handle Criticism Like a Champ

Criticism comes from every area of life and from every person you know. Whether it's from a teacher, parent, friend, sibling, or a stranger, getting criticized can hit you hard if you don't know how to handle it. As a dancer, I've dealt with constructive criticism my whole life. When you're in class, your teacher...

Career Searching with Self-Doubt

As graduation approaches for me and many others, the job hunt has been weighing heavily on our minds for this last lap. Along with classes, homework, projects, exams, making time for friends (and trying to stay sane through it all) is the looming anticipation and confusion of what the heck is going to happen after...

How to Overcome the Fear of Failure

Fear of spiders, fear of open water, fear of trees...we all have some kind of fear to different extents. Today, let's talk about the fear of failure. What is fear of failure? Also known as atychiphobia, fear of failure is when you are too afraid to try something new because you think you won't succeed. This can...

Building Confidence, block by block

I started to think about building confidence like a game of Jenga. You begin as one complete unit, undisturbed. Until you lose a piece of yourself and you start to feel a little wobbly. More pieces seem to be chipping away and you feel unstable, unlike your normal self. But then you figure out how...

Can You Be Too Humble?

My answer is yes. In my teenage years, I viewed myself as a very humble person and I was happy to say that because I thought it was a desirable trait. But just the other day, I realized that being too humble might have been a factor in my loss of self-confidence. I've never been...

Top 10 Movies to Get You Back on Your Feet

Here are my Top 10 movies that I turn to when I'm having a particularly rough day and can't seem to get out of my head. Whether they give me a good laugh or make me feel empowered, they have all been effective in getting me back on my feet.   10. The Pink Panther ...

Affirmations: You Are What You Think

I think a lot of people are scared to look in the mirror and talk to themselves for reassurance. I definitely am. It's so hard for me to tell myself these positive statements, whether I'm looking in the mirror or not, because I feel like I'm lying to myself. I don't have any belief behind...

Meditate Meditate Meditate

Meditation does a lot more than just calm you down. Here is a brief list of some of the amazing benefits of meditation: Decreases stress, depression, and anxiety Boosts positivity Increases self-control over your emotions Increases focus and attention Improves memory It's crazy how so many benefits can arise from simply sitting, breathing, and clearing...

4 Things That Lead to Self-Doubt

There are much more than just 4 causes of self-doubt, but these I feel are the most common and are ones that I have experienced myself.   1. Comparing yourself to others If you rate your abilities based on someone else's, then how can you expect to believe in yourself? We all rate ourselves on...