Embracing yourself – your uniqueness and your beauty – is such an important aspect of life, but sometimes it’s easier said than done right?
At Silhouette London, we strive to empower teens to help create a young generation of powerful adolescents who feel comfortable in their own skin and know their worth. Being a teenager in this day and age is hard enough and that’s why we stock clothes that are chosen with this firmly in mind!
So, how can you achieve that inner confidence? We examine a few ideas below…
Replace negative self–talk with positive affirmations
Letting your thoughts take control of your mind is so easily done but how do you squash those thoughts when they become negative and replace them with much happier positive affirmations?
Affirmations are positive sentences that, after repeating them to yourself, genuinely help to build your self-belief within your mind. While there is no right time to say your affirmations, the morning is always good to start the day off in the best way possible.
Here’s a great example of a positive affirmation to start your day…
‘I am confident, I am beautiful and I can achieve whatever I set my mind to’
It’s about changing the way you frame things in your mind.
Another trick is that if you find yourself thinking “you have to do something…” replace it with, “I get to do something…”. This seemingly small change puts a positive spin on something that would otherwise have been viewed negatively and can make such a difference to your inner contentment.
Embrace right now
When you’re having a down day, it’s easy for negative thoughts to creep in and take over. If you’re experiencing this, take yourself back down to what’s happening in that moment and focus on just that. This helps you regroup and remember that these thoughts and feelings are temporary and that how you let them affect you is up to you.
Practice self-care
Practicing self-care has so many advantages. It increases physical and emotional health, provides a break from stress and generates calming feelings – you’ve got to treat yourself!
Taking time for yourself will help you feel refreshed. While the quote ‘self-belief and hard work will always earn you success’ is true, you can’t achieve your goals without a little ‘you’ time to avoid burnout.
You know what ways your body will heal best, is it a pamper night with face masks, hair masks and nail varnish? Or is it chilling out listening to your favourite music or watching your favourite movie? Or it can be a combination of the two!
Whatever it might be, set a few evenings aside for yourself for some detoxing time. You’ll love it and thank yourself afterwards…
Follow people who inspire you on YouTube
Who doesn’t love an evening of sitting and watching YouTube? However, do you find yourself comparing yourself to your fave YouTuber? Everyone does it but it can break your confidence when that person looks like they have it all. Remember though, people only ever put the good stuff onto social media and YouTube, it’s not real! They also have life issues – they just don’t advertise them. Either way, make sure you only follow people who make you feel good about yourself and consciously unfollow the rest. It’s a totally freeing experience!
Use your clothes to help empower yourself
Don’t you feel so much more confident when you’re wearing clothes that you love? When you feel good on the outside, it shines through to the inside and vice versa!
Results from various psychological studies have shown the effect which clothing has upon a person’s mental process and the way they think, feel and function. It’s clear that people feel much more confident when they feel good in their clothes. Feeling good can improve your mental wellbeing and have a positive impact on the way you approach things leading to more positive outcomes. This perpetuates the ‘feel good’ factor and the circle of positivity continues.
At Silhouette London, we’ve always chosen clothes with you in mind. As a company, we want to be part of building a young woman’s self-confidence. It’s such an important part of why we love what we do.
So, whatever happens in life, make sure you’re your biggest cheerleader. We hope a mixture of these positive affirmations and self-care routines will make the world of difference to you and will help you to embrace your inner power and beauty.