Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2008

I can probably ask many women this question and they would all give me
a different answer according to what they feel and how they think a
confident woman should be.

Some would say that a confident woman should know who she is, where
she comes from, and where she is going. I would agree, but allow me to
elaborate.

A Confident Woman knows where she comes from and is humble to that
fact. A confident woman isn't ashamed, embarrassed, or apologetic. She
knows her past is what bought her to her future. She strides in this
confidence because it's what made her who she is.

A Confident Woman knows that there aren't limits to her possibilities.
She knows that she can go as far as she is willing. No one can stop
her because she doesn't measure herself by other women successes. A
Confident Woman knows where she is going. She does not need the
instructions of anybody else to tell her. She is confident enough to
know that if she stumbles and falls along the way, she'll still look
cute getting up from that fall and continue on accomplishing what she
set out for.

A Confident Woman takes compliments with grace, takes criticisms with
grace, and knows how to give compliments with grace and she criticizes
with grace. She knows that she doesn't need a man to complete her nor
compliment her. She knows that she completes him and compliments him.

A Confident Woman doesn't need love to feel loved. She feels loved
because she gives love.

A Confident Woman walks into a room and immediately owns the place.
She commands attention and she doesn't need to put forth much effort.
It comes naturally. She may get the attention of your man, but she
doesn't want him. She may get the negative attention of all of the
jealous ladies, but the confident woman will go on about her life
while these women are sitting at home wasting their time discussing
her. The confident woman could care less, and do you know why?

The Confident Woman knows who she is, where she comes from, and where
she is going.

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