Boost Your Confidence With Your Journal

If you haven’t been feeling your most confident lately, journaling can help! Yes, 
journaling is recommended for many different issues in your life, but only because of 
how amazing it is. The simple practice of putting your thoughts on paper is extremely 
therapeutic. Here are some ways it can help boost your confidence.


Express Gratitude

An easy way to start feeling more confident is to write about what you are thankful for. 
Show gratitude for the amazing things in your life, and reflect on your appearance or 
whatever is taking away from your confidence, and find the good things. For example, if 
your confidence is low because of how you look, show gratitude for other things. Your 
appearance is the least important thing about you, but you can start with physical 
attributes if you want. However, make sure you talk about other strengths you have, 
including your talents, how hard working you are, how supportive you are to friends, 
your personality traits, anything you really love about yourself.


Try Positive Self-Talk

When writing in your journal, practice using positive self talk. Every time you have a 
negative thought, write it down but in a more positive and optimistic way. You can turn 
anything into positive, even if the only positive thing about it is that it is over or you 
learned an important lesson from it. Even the most traumatic events in your life can be 
turned around the opposite direction. It might not be easy to do this every time, but the 
more you practice positive talk, the happier and more confident you will be.


What is Triggering Your Negative Feelings?

Think about your negative feelings, and what is actually triggering them. Is it coming 
from you, or an outside source? Why do you lack confidence? What is making you feel 
vulnerable or judged? If someone has been criticizing you, then you know your negative 
feelings are from someone else, and not yourself. It is important to understand the 
difference between what you get from your own mind, and what other people are trying 
to convince you of. Nobody’s opinion matters but your own, so this is a good first step to 
boosting your confidence with the help of your journal.


Focus on Your Strengths

Everyone has strengths, including you! Write about them in your journal, reflecting on 
what makes you amazing. What are you good at? What have you endured to become 
where you are? Where do you excel? Write these down in your journal.





