5 Reasons Self-Empowerment Is Key To Living Your Truest Life
Before I dive into the key to living your truest life, you should know that self-empowerment is healthy and fulfilling and is evident in its intrinsic benefits.
To succeed, we first have to believe we can, even if it can feel uncomfortable. Inner confidence strengthens our relationships, enhances our careers, helps us reach goals, and overcome roadblocks. This is why empowering yourself and those around you is so important. It can be hard to do, but the reasons are worth it to put yourself out there.
Last weekend, I did my first art show at the Kohala Artist Coop, a gallery of 20 pulse talented local artists of all ages. To put it mildly, I was a bundle of nerves, anxious, and excited all at the same time for the weeks leading to the event. Was this how it’s supposed to feel to transform and to live my truest life? On top of that, insecurity seeped in. Was I going to make myself sick?
Most people who know me see me as courageous and confident. Maybe it’s because I get things done. I am a doer, and it takes self-empowerment to get things done, even if it comes with self-doubt. It also takes having a purposeful why that drives your passion. But most importantly, it takes knowing that to get things done well is to empower others to help. My supportive husband, girlfriends, and fellow coop members were the frames my art needed to make my show successful.
I am a relatively new member of the artist world, and many other artists at the coop are seasoned and successful. I only considered myself an artist once I took my ten-thousandth photo and realized that friends, family, and people on Facebook liked my images.
Yearning to transform and get more engaged in my community, post covid, I got out of my cozy zone and emailed some of my best photos to the gallery committee at the co-op. To my delight, they invited me to join last April. Part of being a member is you can do an Art Opening. A month into joining, I signup to be in the January show. Now that the opening has come and gone, I can rest easy and feel a sense of accomplishment. If it weren’t for the self-empowerment tool I have gained from those before me and doing the work now, I would have missed out on this beautiful opportunity.
My special guest on A Dose of Positivity this week is Pamela Thompson, who will speak on Feminine Leadership & Navigating Life Transitions. We will dive deep into the key empowerment tools mentioned in this article.
1. Expand your skills. Take 10,000 Photos
I hope you enjoy the article and that it motivates you to get out of your cozy zone.
Professional athletes, brilliant scientists, renowned leaders, artists, and successful career people all understand the importance of honing their metaphorical blades. Furthermore, they also understand the danger of neglecting their talents.
To empower yourself means to believe in and support the things that make you who you are.
Investing in yourself could be taking courses to expand your knowledge, working with a mentor, climbing a mountain, or anything that pushes you to improve and grow.
The life you want, the career you're shooting for, and the relationship you desire require focused attention and the employment of your skills at any age. Empower yourself in these ways, and you can live your best life. A lack of self-belief and empowerment leads to stagnancy and even regression.
2. Build resilience
Get comfortable with failure, and you'll be more capable of experiencing success. Too many people genuinely believe it's better not to try than to try and fail. Failure can be painful, and complications can feel like the end of the world, but by being resilient, we learn to take risks and learn from all of them.
To be resilient in the face of fear, having a certain internal confidence allows us to take that necessary leap of faith. It's admitting that the process might be terrifying, but you believe in yourself enough to come through it, no matter what.
You deserve to become your authentic self; to do this, you must be resilient enough to try. Without resilience, you could spend a lifetime on the sidelines of your dreams. Why hold back asking for a promotion, trying out for that long-awaited role, doing an art show, or refusing to approach that beautiful stranger?
3. Achieve your desires.
What are your goals? You might have short-term goals, like getting to the gym a few times a week or being in bed every night by 10 P.M. Maybe you have long-term goals that seem out of reach at the moment, like starting your own business, writing a book, buying a new home, or starting a family.
How can you reach these goals
if you don’t give yourself the necessary tools?
Empowerment expands your skills; it is not being conceited or self-righteous. When empowered, It builds resilience to overcome and push on, all to fulfill your greatest desires. It's learning to tell yourself that you are worthy of doing whatever you desire. The positive mindset of self-empowerment helps you refrain from self-sabotage. Instead, you can focus your energy on the best life offers you. You can be a SOULutions with a purposeful why and rise like a Phoenix.
4. Grow confidence.
To be confident is to believe that you can face any obstacle. Confidence reaffirms what you already know. Confidence trusts that you will find a way if you find a situation out of your depth.
An empowered woman or man can be themselves and honestly convey their opinions and thoughts through solid communication. Unlike arrogance, confidence can be both bold and amenable. The more you enable the positive in yourself, the better you can learn to trust and bet on your own outcomes. It’s easier to have confidence when you are engaged in things you believe in.
5. Empower others.
Empowered people, empower others. A strong community that cares for and supports one another desperately needs empowered individuals to help raise up those in need. True leaders understand the importance of serving those around them and sharing with others when they find true joy and fulfillment.
The best leaders build other leaders.
Furthermore, empowering others teaches us humility. If you have a mentor, teacher, or leader who has helped you, then you know firsthand the benefit of this relationship. You'll also gain perspective when you see others through their journeys. Ask yourself, who in your life could use empowerment?
Conclusion
Are you empowering your most authentic life? Often, we're the biggest obstacle in our own pursuit of fulfillment. Clear away your personal obstructions and begin to invest in yourself. Embrace the Art of Change. Believe in your dreams, and push yourself when no one else can. By doing this, you can live a truly fulfilling life. Go for it!
PS: Stop by the Kohala Artist Cooperative next time you are in Hawi, Hawaii.
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