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Truths on Self-Confidence nobody Told you About

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Truths on Self-Confidence nobody Told you About

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Am I Self-Confident?

We can affirm that I am. Most of the time.

I believe in myself - my inherent value, talents, and ability to make great things happen.

Sometimes, I fall off that wagon - big time. Life throws me a punch and I doubt myself, I go back - even if for just a moment or a short season - to a disempowered place of victimhood, lack of self-trust, and amnesia. But, make no mistake, I know my way back home.

You can tell when you´ve gone astray...

The Courage to be Disliked

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A dear friend once told me, after a backlash from an old friend who´d turn her back on me for no apparent reason:

-You´re inflammable, Joana. Your presence triggers people - not always in a good way.

I´d just decided to move to Egypt, leaving family, the beginning of a successful career already established, boyfriend, and everything that I knew behind. My then friend decided that was unacceptable.

-Who do you think you are? -...

Born this way (from lamb to lion)

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I was once asked if I "was born this way" by a beautiful student who was participating in one of my workshops in Merano, Italy.

In fact, I was asked that question, in different disguises, on several occasions.

How did I get here - to this point of self-awareness and assurance, a place where I can be my full self, unapologetically, and claim the freedom of not bothering about what others think of me?

Self-Confidence may be a feature most will associate with me and I have, in fact,...

A BOOST for your SELF-ESTEEM - a loving kick in the butt from yours truly

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Self-esteem is one of those invisible tools without which nothing in ourselves, our dance, or in our life can grow.

When we don´t have self-esteem, we don´t know how to value, take care, present and invest in ourselves; when we don´t have self-esteem, we choose self-destructive thoughts, feelings, circumstances, and relationships; if we don´t have self-esteem, we´ll always sabotage our own happiness, success, and inner peace. In dance, as in life.

Who would want...

Joana Saahirah´s World Blog

A Collection of Articles, Videos, and Freebies on Egyptian Dance, Self-Discovery & Empowerment

Truths on Self-Confidence nobody Told you About

The Courage to be Disliked

Born this way (from lamb to lion)

A BOOST for your SELF-ESTEEM - a loving kick in the butt from yours truly

Self-esteem is one of those invisible tools without which nothing in ourselves, our dance, or in our life can grow.

Who would want...

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