Affirmations for self-confidence

Confidence is rarely a feeling you find before you act. Far more often it arrives afterwards, and what you needed at the start was simply a sentence steady enough to move on.

These lines are written in the present tense on purpose. "I am becoming confident" leaves you waiting; "I believe in myself and my capabilities" is something you can stand on right now, in the two minutes before the meeting starts.

15 affirmations to say out loud

  1. I am confident, happy, healthy, and powerful.
  2. I believe in myself and my capabilities.
  3. I deserve everything I want in life.
  4. I love myself unconditionally.
  5. Every day I am becoming a better version of myself.
  6. I deserve love.
  7. I deserve happiness.
  8. I deserve success.
  9. Life is beautiful.
  10. Today is a great day to be alive!
  11. Success and abundance are my birthright.
  12. I am attracting positive people and circumstances into my life.
  13. I am a strong and powerful person.
  14. I am naturally confident and at ease in my own life.
  15. Being confident comes naturally to me.

The app holds 100 affirmations in “Confidence”, with audio, voices and daily reminders.

How to use them

  • Choose three lines, not fifteen. A short list you actually repeat beats a long one you skim.
  • Say them out loud, slowly. Hearing your own voice does something reading silently does not.
  • Attach them to a moment you already have — the kettle boiling, the lift ride, the walk from the car.

Other topics

Want to understand how the practice works? Read our articles on affirmations and self-development

Listen to the full set

LiveTree reads the affirmations out loud, remembers where you stopped and reminds you at the time you choose.

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Affirmations are a self-help practice and are not a substitute for professional medical or psychological care.