little-jonny-hairflips:

minotaur-tears:

pulitzer-prince:

onlinecounsellingcollege:

1. Hold your head high, and look others in the eye

2. Smile

3. Stop apologizing

4. Relax and be quick to laugh at yourself (but not at others!)

5. Dress in a way that indicates you have self worth

6. Use good manners (like saying please and thank you) as this is actually a mark of self respect

7. Expect other people to believe in you, and to see and appreciate your good qualities.

8. Before you know it, its no longer fake

9. Sincerely and enthusiastically compliment others. It shows that you’re secure in yourself and can recognize when other people deserve praise without being jealous or insecure yourself. Because, duh, you deserve praise too and get it all the time yourself! It’s no biggie! …Or at least you’re pretending, huehuehue.

10. Take compliments with grace, don’t act like someone is the first person on the face of the planet to compliment you. Don’t be the vending machine that refuses to take a wrinkly dollar. Be the one that takes the dollar and gives a happy little electronic noise of acceptance.

This has worked for me like a charm, honestly.