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How Would Your Life Be Different If You Were Twice As Confident?

The experiment that will motivate you to stop bitching and start living

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Ashley Alt
Oct 26, 2021
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When I get into a funk, I pretend that I’m Lady Gaga. I put on my oversize sunglasses and pink lipstick to get myself in a Gaga state of mind, and I lead the day with curiosity and excitement instead of skepticism and worries. I blast her hits in the car and sing my lungs out until my throat hurts. Why? Because confidence gets me out of my funks — and i…

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