The Imposter Syndrome & Self-Doubt: A Response to Rookie's "You Can't Fake Real"

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Hi there! As a blogger, I read tons and tons of blog posts. I might not comment on as many as I should, but I do read a lot of them. Maybe if you aren’t a blogger, you do too, and can relate to this, as well.

When I saw You Can't Fake Real from Rookie in my Bloglovin’ feed, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I thought that the post would be more about something like high school girls being fake and how we should all be ourselves or something like that, but never did I expect to relate so much to a post. Ever. This is a big thing to say, but I’m pretty sure this has become my favourite article ever on the internet.

Countdown to Confidence: How to Be Confident With What You Wear

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Hi there! This post was supposed to go up a few weeks ago, but it’s such an important one in this “Countdown to Confidence” series and is the last one, so I didn’t want to rush it. Today, I’ll be sharing my tips on how to be confident with what you wear. Of course, it sounds simple enough, but it’s definitely easier said than done and takes a bit of time, especially if you’re a pretty insecure person.

Here are links to the other posts if you haven't already read them: my story, getting started, faking it 'til you make it, skin problems, and starting a healthy lifestyle.

I used to be like that. I used to get really worried about what people thought of me, what they thought of what I said, wore, the way I acted. Basically, I was constantly freaking myself out because of all these insecurities and it did not make me a very fun person to be around.

Then, one summer, everything changed. I didn’t bite back my laughter, hold back opinions in conversations (unless they were offensive, then I’d keep them to myself), and I wore whatever the hell suited my fancy. I gained confidence and it pretty much changed my life.

Countdown to Confidence: 9 Ways to Take Good Care of Your Body

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Hi there! I was never that girl who was super into healthy eating, working out, and simply being good to my body… until now. I didn’t grow up in a household that promoted that very much. It wasn’t a big thing for my parents because growing up, getting enough food to eat was already an accomplishment, so that didn’t leave much room for being picky, which is unfortunately the downside of trying to lead a healthier lifestyle – it can get expensive.

I got into working out multiple times last year starting in February, but they were really short bursts of enthusiasm that got interrupted by big life things, making it extremely hard to continue. Just before school started again after my big trip to Vietnam, I made an effort to eat much healthier and work out. I don’t do any sports and only swam and skated growing up, so I wasn’t a very active child. I actually enjoy swimming quite a bit, but never continued with it.

After making that change in my life, I noticed that I became a lot happier and felt a lot better about myself. I know that saying that I “started eating healthier” and “started working out” are probably so vague and not helpful, so allow me to elaborate.

Before I begin, just a little disclaimer: I am in no way an expert and am not trying to say that you have to do this and this to be healthy or trying to be pretentious and say that I’m super healthy because I’m not. I try really hard and these are simply tips I’ve found helpful on my journey.

Countdown to Confidence: 12 Ways to Get Rid of Acne

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Hi there! This week’s Confidence post is all about your skin. Now, I know that your skin or your exterior in general should not be something you should base your level of confidence on, but it certainly helps when you can look in the mirror and say, “Wow, my skin actually looks great!” or a more modest response if you think that’s on the verge of being narcissistic.

I’ve had bad skin for the majority of my life, but lately, after taking good care of it, it’s gotten a lot better. Just as a bit of a disclaimer, I’m not a dermatologist or skin expert of any sort, but these are the things that I’ve found helpful to get rid of the majority of my acne.

Countdown to Confidence: 6 Ways to Fake it 'til You Make it

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Hi there! Two weeks ago, I posted the first ever Countdown to Confidence posts and got such an amazing response from all of you. It just made me so happy to know that you were all as excited about the new series and hearing some of your stories just made me so, so happy.

Today, I have the next installment in the series all about just faking that confidence until you get it. I’m not trying to say that you should be fake and all that, I’m just sharing a few tips on things you could do to make yourself feel more confident until you actually feel it yourself. So let’s get into it!

Countdown to Confidence: Let's Get Started

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Hi there! This post is so long overdue (it was supposed to go up in July), but here it is now, and I’m so, so happy to finally share this with you. Being confident is something that is so important in every person’s life and lacking it can really put a toll on your personal growth, your social interactions, and just your life in general, which isn’t ever a good thing.

This new series called “Countdown to Confidence” is something that I’ve been thinking long and hard about for a while now and with these posts, I’m just going to be sharing what I found that helped me change from a silly girl who worried about what everyone thought of her to someone who walks the halls not giving a care in the world that she’s wearing the most psychedelic pants. I’ll be covering things like how I got started (hint: I faked it ‘til I made it – that post will be coming up soon!), how I got my skin to clear up, changing my eating and exercise habits (or lack thereof), and being confident with what you wear, but if there’s something else you’d like to see as well, let me know in a comment.

Yesterday, I shared with you a bit of my story and in today’s post, I’ll be talking all about how to get started on your journey. Maybe some of them will sound a bit cheesy or lame to you, but I promise you, it does help!

Countdown to Confidence: My Story

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Hi there! I was sitting there combing through memories the other day when I remembered seventh grade. In seventh grade, a lot of things happened and one of those things was English class. We had to write a slam poem about something and at the time, I was probably the least confident I’ve ever been. It was nothing super serious at all, but it didn’t make me feel so good about myself, so I decided to write about that. I also decided to share that poem with you today.

I thought it’d be appropriate to share this today because tomorrow, I’m going to share with you my tips on how to be confident and I wanted to share with you a bit of my past. Oh, it’s funny how dramatic I sound right now…

It’s going to be a pretty decently long series called “Countdown to Confidence” that I’m very excited about, but I realised my “confidence story” as I like to call it, didn’t fit very well into that post, so I thought it’d be better to post it separately. It's going to be a series all about achieving confidence and I can't wait to share what I have to say with all of you!

Enough of me rambling, let’s get into it.