Top tips on confidence from some of the world’s most influential women
July 29, 2024
When we think about the people we idolize, it’s often easy to put them on a pedestal and regard them as superhumans with a natural confidence that only the elite possess.Of course, some of the most famous women out there are blessed with buckets of natural confidence, but more often than not confidence is something that is learned. And it definitely has to be nurtured. Read More
Check out this gallery to hear these female celebs’ take on confidence–what it is and how it can be achieved.
Beyoncé: For Queen B, confidence is all about turning something bad into something good. According to Complex, when she’s feeling down, she asks herself, “What are you gonna do about it?”
Jennifer Lopez: J-Lo believes that when it comes to confidence, it’s hugely important for people to be themselves. In 2018 she told InStyle that her mother and her grandmother “drilled this into her” at an early age.
Oprah Winfrey:According to Business Insider, the mighty Oprah’s advice on how to be confident is, “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”
Hillary Clinton:In 2014, Hillary Clinton told a group of NYU students that the best tip she could give to women in public life was taken from Eleanor Roosevelt: “Grow skin like a rhinoceros.”
Meghan Markle:For Meghan Markle, confidence comes down to a simple choice: “continue living your life feeling muddled in this abyss of self-misunderstanding, or find your identity independent of it.”
Venus Williams:Another great believer in “fake it ’til you make it,” tennis star Venus Williams’ advice is: “Just believe in yourself. Even if you don’t, pretend that you do and, at some point, you will.”