One of the things few people know is that shyness itself is not a disorder but it is rather an escape mechanism that people use to run from certain problems such as lack of self-esteem.

-- 2knowmyself

Excerpt from Farouk's email titled "This is why you lack self confidence".

Can an alpha male be shy

https://www.2knowmyself.com/Can_an_alpha_male_be_shy

-- 2KnowMySelf

How Social skills can help you end shyness

https://www.2knowmyself.com/getting_over_shyness

-- 2KnowMySelf

How does goal setting improve confidence

http://www.2knowmyself.com/How_does_goal_setting_improve_confidence

-- 2KnowMySelf

Do you know why most self confidence building advice fail?
Because they are not based on correct psychological concepts.

I know how hard it feels when someone finds that he lacks confidence, because i have been there, and when i managed to get over my insecurities i wanted to transfer my knowledge to others so that they can become more confident.

-- M.Farouk Radwan

I was drawn to the link between lack of self-confidence and insecurities.

I'm confident in my body. I hope to prove that it doesn't matter who you are, what size you are, how tall you are, what color you are, it just really boils down to confidence. I hope people get that message.

-- Serena Williams

Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem of 'a country that oppresses black people and people of color'

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/27/12670584/nfl-colin-kaepernick-national-anthem

-- SB Nation

This is not something that I am going to run by anybody. I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right.

-- Colin Kaepernick

Excerpt from the article below:

Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the national anthem of 'a country that oppresses black people and people of color'

"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses Black people and people of color," Colin Kaepernick told NFL.com "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

Listen to your drum and your drum only. It's the one that makes the sweetest sound.

-- Simon Sinek

Just to have that kind of confidence and that kind of swagger, I wanted to be that and I wasn't that. But I was very attracted to it and if I could sort of fake my way into that as I was performing a blues song on stage, then I could kind of pretend to be that. And it was exciting to me ... I think after a while I was able to kind of own that a little bit more.

-- Joan Osborne

An excerpt from an interview with Billboard's Soul Sisters Podcast

Le plus grand ennemi de l'homme, c'est la peur - qui apparaît sous des formes aussi diverses que la honte, la jalousie, la colère, l'insolence, l'arrogance... Quelle est la cause de la peur ? Le manque de confiance en soi.

-- Swâmi Prajnânpad

N'ayez pas peur !

https://www.evolute.fr/connaissance-soi/pas-peur#more-3596

-- EVOLUTE Conseil

I don’t touch a weight, because I’m already super fit and super cut, and if I even look at weights, I get bigger. For years I’ve only done Thera-Bands and things like that, because that’s kind of how I felt. But then I realized that you really have to learn to accept who you are and love who you are. I’m really happy with my body type, and I’m really proud of it. Obviously it works out for me. I talk about it all the time, how it was uncomfortable for someone like me to be in my body.

-- Serena Williams

I was a giant. I was definitely the tallest and biggest girl all the way through high school. In middle school, I was about 175. Throughout high school, I played around 175, all the way up to 200. When I got to college, I stayed at about 200 pounds. And now I fluctuate between 210 and 215. But I embrace it. I love myself.

-- Amanda Bingson

I'll be honest, I like everything about my body. And I think it's because I moved from Las Vegas to Texas. In Vegas, I was bombarded with all of these "double zeros" and Abercrombie models, these little people coming in for shows. I never wanted to be a part of that, ever. And when I moved to Texas, everyone here is just so open about their bodies. I see these big girls in these tiny little bathing suits and I'm looking at them like, "Man, these girls are so confident!" Now I just think, "I'm just going to throw far because I'm confident with myself and I don't have to worry about what I look like anymore."

-- Amanda Bingson

Hammer thrower Amanda Bingson says athletes come in all shapes and sizes

http://espn.go.com/olympics/story/_/page/bodyamandabingson/hammer-thrower-amanda-bingson-says-athletes-come-all-shapes-sizes-espn-magazine-body-issue

-- ESPN

Truely loving yourself means not seeking validation from others.  If you can learn to do that you'll achieve what many never will ;)

S'aimer vraiment soi-même signifie ne pas chercher la validation des autres.  Si vous pouvez apprendre à faire ça, vous parviendrez à réaliser ce que beaucoup ne feront jamais ;-)

-- Jérôme Jarre

Are You Emotionally Intelligent? Here’s How to Know for Sure

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-emotionally-intelligent-heres-how-know-sure-dr-travis-bradberry

-- LinkedIn

You can't say shit to Kanye West no more

-- Kanye West, "Last Call"

Genius.com interpretation: Nobody can tell Kanye what the fuck to do. He is what everyone wants to be… they own man.

I think a lot of people are afraid of being happy because of what others might think of it. They're afraid to embrace that and embrace themselves and love themselves and do what they love and do what makes them happy.  It is very easy to get sucked into that way of thinking and working according to society, but you have to write your own story.  And my story is definitely going to be a happily ever after, no matter what.

-- Rihanna