The Importance of Female Role Models in Building Confidence

As part of International Women’s Day this piece was featured in: Women Mean Business Magazine, Derry People, Newsgroup.ie, Dundalk Democrat, Dublin Gazette, Inish Times, and Donegal Democrat.

Confidence very often comes from outside factors as well as from the inside. None of us are born with confidence, it is something we acquire and learn from the people around us. But many women, in all circumstances, still lack confidence in themselves. Women face many challenges in their home lives from money to promotion and recognition, and this significantly obstructs opportunities for self-progression and achievement. We would offer the following advice for women all over the globe to have the confidence to follow their dreams:

Get confidence to achieve from female role models.

It is important to look around your environment and identify female role models to whom you can relate in a meaningful way.Think about the ways they inspire you and the steps that they have taken to achieve.

Identify the challenges and obstacles to your achievement.

Challenges to achievements become very real obstacles to moving your life forward. Make a list of all of the obstacles that may be in your way and reach out to the best people to help overcome these obstacles. 

Help each other achieve.

For centuries, women have been meaningful role models for other women and played an active role in helping women to achieve or better themselves. In itself, this is a powerful message. There are many ways in which women empower and help other women, for example, teaching them new skills, encouraging them to be self-sufficient, and even just by making time for each other.

We hope you can take something valuable that you can apply to your life from this blogpost.

Warmest wishes,
Ciara and Yvonne.