Inside: Self confidence quotes for women who feel lost in life.
When you feel as though you’ve lost your way in life, your confidence will most likely be low and you might not be able to see a way forwards. If you need something to lift you up, quotes and affirmations are a great tool to transform your thoughts and make you feel as though you have the power to make change.
I have sourced the best quotes to help your self esteem, make you feel empowered and give you motivation to become the best version of yourself once again. From strong women throughout history, great philosophers of all time, and favourite icons from movies and music across the ages, absorb their words and make them your own.
Self confidence quotes for women
Make a note of any inspirational quotes that catch your eye and read them aloud to yourself every day. The more you say them, the more you you will come to believe them and each day you will notice that your mood is more and more improved and your self-confidence levels will continue to rise.
Motivational quotes
When you feel as though you’ve lost your way in life, it can be difficult to take the first step towards finding yourself again. The following quotes have the aim of giving you the motivation to stand up and admit that you need to make changes. Admitting that you are lost is the hardest part but is the stepping stone you need …
“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says: ‘I’m possible’.” – Audrey Hepburn
“The quickest way to acquire self confidence is to do exactly what you are afraid to do”
“You need self confidence and determination: feeling depressed and losing hope will never really help to correct any situation.” – Dalai Lama
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Saint Francis of Assisi
“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, pave another one” – Dolly Parton
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.” – Nora Roberts
“Be who you needed when you were younger.” –Anonymous
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
“Control your own destiny or someone else will.” -Jack Welch
“Don’t spend all of your time trying to FIND yourself. Spend your time CREATING yourself into a person that you’ll be proud of.” – Sonya Parker
“Create the world you want, and fill it with the opportunities that matter to you.” — Alicia Keys
“Choose to let go. Choose dignity. Choose to forgive yourself. Choose to forgive others. Choose to see your value. Choose to show the world you’re not a victim. Choose to make us proud.” ― Shannon L. Alder
Self confidence quotes
Years of looking after others and putting yourself last can leave you with a lack of confidence in your abilities, your style and the choices you make. The following self-confidence quotes have the aim of showing you that you are amazing, just as you are.
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don’t wait until you die. if you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now” – Alan Cohen
“Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama
“I had to grow to love my body. I did not have a good self-image at first. Finally it occurred to me, I’m either going to love me or hate me. And I chose to love myself. Then everything kind of sprung from there. Things that I thought weren’t attractive became sexy. Confidence makes you sexy.” – Queen Latifah
“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes” – Sally Field
“Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone to tell you who you are.” – Beyonce Knowles
“It is confidence in our bodies, minds, and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures.” – Oprah Winfrey
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” - Maya Angelou
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“You were born to be real, not to be perfect.” –Anonymous
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” – Dolly Parton
“Don’t waste your energy trying to change opinions… Do your thing and don’t care if they like it.” – Tina Fey
“You have to remember the value of your individuality—that you have something special and different to offer that nobody else can,” – Jennifer Lopez
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” - Bernard Baruch
“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” -Christopher Robin
Inspiring Quotes
These powerful quotes will inspire a positive attitude and help you find true self-worth.
“You lose yourself in the things you love. You find yourself there too.”
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“The more time you waste trying to be what others want you to be, the more you lose yourself”
“If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember that trees lose their leaves every year and they still stand tall and wait for better days to come”
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself” – George Bernard Shaw
“The biggest moments of insecurity come when all self confidence is lost and you feel like people are watching and judging. It should be the opposite. You should feel like the people who are watching care about you. This is something we can try and give each other – the feeling that eyes signal support, not disdain.” – Miley Cyrus
“You have been criticising yourself yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving yourself and see what happens.” – Louise Hay
“You are not your mistakes. They are what you did and now what you are”
“Don’t underestimate the healing power of music, the ocean, and the stars”
“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today” – Will Rogers
“There are people who would love to have your bad days”
“when you’re surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you’re by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd but if you don’t feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel like you’re really alone.” – Fiona Apple
“To get lost is to learn the way”
“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brene Brown
“A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.” – Coco Chanel
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” - Marie Curie
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” -Lucille Ball
“Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.” – Sophia Loren
“The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself.” ― Diane Von Furstenberg
I hope that these quotes have motivated and inspired you to become the strong woman you know you can be, to make good lifestyle choices and start a journey to healthy self-love. At the end of the day, the only person with the power to make change is you, so decide today that you are going to find your way back to you again. You can do it.