07/02/2026
Confidence grows quietly.
Being around people who are comfortable in themselves changes something.
You stop performing.
You stop editing yourself.
You start showing up more fully — without effort.
That kind of confidence doesn’t shout.
It settles in.
For much of my life, I carried an old belief of being slightly sidelined.
Second best.
Not quite enough.
Not because anyone told me outright – this is more about me than anyone else - but those stories can quietly form and build over time. And once they do, they shape how you show up, what you tolerate, and how much space you allow yourself to take.
Lately, I’ve realised it’s time to shed those beliefs.
They’ve done their job.
They no longer belong to who I am now. And we are ending the year of the wood snake so what a powerful time to ‘shed’ old ways.
There’s a different kind of power that comes with no longer shrinking or striving — just standing where you are, grounded, present, and at ease in yourself.
I think I could get used to this. 🤍
