3 Things I Know For Sure About Confidence and How to Enhance It

I once heard someone say, "Confidence. It's not a pre-requisite for bold action, but it is the RESULT of bold action."

Confidence is something we all want more of - more confidence to land that deal, to take that risk, to follow our dreams, to get on that stage, to write that book, to ask that person out on a date. The paradox here is... you've got to first be willing to go for what you want to develop the confidence you think you need to get it. ha!

I personally find it to be a daily practice to hold onto and act on what I know to be true for me. My desires that come from a deep calling, a yearning from the soul - and to move forward, despite myself. Despite my doubts that maybe I miss heard the call, or maybe I won't add up to the calls expectations, maybe I won't add up to my expectations, maybe I won't be good enough.

So today I am going to share with you 3 powerful lessons I have learned that have shaped me and guided me over the years. They are the 3 things I know for sure about confidence. I hope it helps release some of that nagging doubt that sometimes seems stronger than you (but we both know you're stronger than your doubt). Here's to you and your confidence...

Got Goals? Do This First.

Here’s a powerful question to ask yourself...

What do I need in place to create an environment that supports my goals, dreams, and evolution?

Beyond Motivation. Ready to Make Magic of Your Life?

It is wildly uplifting to me to witness someone going for their vision and their dreams with tenacity and courage. So today I am going to share 2 powerful lessons to getting there.

why?

Because our dreams and visions are the most precious thing we have.

Our dreams of finding our 'soul mate' or doing work in the world that truly fulfills us (and affords us the lifestyle we desire).

Our visions of living a life of depth, presence and purpose.

Our desires to have more adventure and like-minded community surrounding us.

Our Visions to be of service to others through empowering, inspiring, & leading by example.

Our desires to see what we are made of and to go for something that simultaneously scares and ignites us.

6 Things You Need to Know to Create the Life you Want

LET'S GET REAL. And to get real, I need to ask real questions. So I won't beat around bush...

What are you willing to give up, in order to have the life you keep saying you want?

Is there something you have been yearning to try or to create but feel too afraid or have rationalized it down to 'not worthy' or 'not now.' Are you stuck in old patterns and beliefs that seem to keep you on a loop of repeated stories that you're getting tired of living out? Do you feel envy towards others, catching yourself getting lost on social media wondering how everyone else seems to be living into their dreams?

How Less Has Given Me So Much More

Up until last year I thought that doing more, giving more, being more was the path to getting ahead and fulfilling my purpose.

In my business I was more concerned with how much I could do and create and ‘keep up’, rather than getting support and carving out the time to focus down on what I really wanted to be doing, creating, and saying with more confidence and purpose.

I spent way more time thinking up ideas to post on social media or scouring the internet to see what other people were doing and just feeling like I would never ‘catch up’ and never be ‘good enough.’

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How To Become Truly Present To All Life Has To Offer

On our path towards our desires, dreams, and a life fully lived - the goal is presence (not joy) along the journey. Presence will summon life force and truly 'life summoning through you is what it's all about." Sometimes presence will feel ecstatic and joyful and sometimes it will feel brutal and painful. To allow both the beauty and the brutality of humanity to be felt is to be truly deeply intimate with yourself and others and is the only path I have witnessed to living a truly full(filled) life.

PresenceAmber CampionOctober 3, 2016presence, fulfillment, peace, yoga, meditation, writing Comments

A Tool I Use to Enhance Clarity & Creativity

There is nothing I want more for myself and for others than for us to bring our full self to the world - the version of you that feels whole, purposeful, inspired, connected, and peaceful

However when life feels 'too' full it can create the complete opposite experiences and emotions we were going for in the first place.

'Too full' feels overwhelming and in that overwhelm causes us to ask questions that truly have no answer, such as "what should I do?" It creates a sense of urgency, rather than an opportunity to grow and gain real insight and direction. And it cuts us off from two of the most important things we need to consciously create a life by design - clarity and creativity.

Creativity, BalanceAmber CampionSeptember 12, 2016clarity, creativity, relaxed determination, writing, writing retreat, stream of consciousnessComment

What I Do When I Feel 'Stuck in a Rut'

Now I know it to be true - that you are powerful beyond measure, but have you ever had days when you didn't quite feel that way?

I'm talkin' about those days we don't post on social media (and I'm not talkin' about the aftermath when the lesson is learned and we've got inspiration to share). It's those days that seem out to get you. Those days that feel full of road blocks, doubt, frustrations, and boredom.

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Your Life Could Radically Change from This

Todays lesson is not from me, but rather from the man that turned me onto NLP (Neuro Linguistics Programming), woke me up to the power of my beliefs, behaviors, values, and feelings as a perfect reflection of my experience of life, and inspired me to become a coach.

Amber CampionJuly 26, 2016Tony Robbins, Guru, Documentary Film, Extraordinary Living, Marie Forleo, Life LessonsComment

10 Tools to Ditch Overwhelm and Create the Life You Desire

When I am being swept into what feels like chaos - feeling overwhelmed by daily tasks or certain circumstances unfolding (or not unfolding) the way I would like in my life, there are two things I ask myself.

One, "what is the lesson here?"

Two, "what are my dominant thoughts and feelings?"

Today's focus is going to be on the second question and the power it has to quite literally, transform your life.

BalanceAmber CampionJuly 14, 201610 tools, manifest, brain science, thoughts, feelings, frequencyComment

How Letting Go Creates Space for your Dreams

Are you finding the space to let go?

As the creator of a practice that is based around creating release (Dynamic Release Method) I am mindful to practice what I preach. Through my personal practice of release, I have learned one very important thing about letting go...

Amber CampionMay 12, 2016let go, release, dreams, create space, escape, transformation, amber campion, yoga, dynamic release methodComment

Permission to Breakdown

I spend my daily life immersed in personal development. I live it, breath it and teach it. And even with all 'the work/practice' I do and all the support I have (coaches, mentors, books, my partner, my friends, my students, and so on) I still have days and even weeks where I feel just totally down and out.

One thing for sure that I know...

Doing 'the work' and having support doesn't make you perfect. It doesn't make it so you don't make mistakes anymore or wake up one day with all the answers to all your questions.

What you resist, persists.

We all know it in theory...RESISTANCE is futile. Yet, knowing this doesn't change the fact that we still do it. Again and again, we resist. We resist what is, we resist change (the unknown), we resist our deeper knowing, we resist the inner conflict our deeper knowing brings up, we resist the answer when the answer isn't exactly what we want it to be. We even resist resistance.

Amber CampionMarch 16, 2016resistance, stuck, freedom, unknown, change, leadership coachComment

DON'T Follow Your Passion.

Really?! Yep.

This isn't the first time I've written about fear and the power of re-framing it to serve you (rather than stop you). In fact, I have a free MP3 you can listen to that digs deeper into this subject and even gives you a tactical tool for uncovering your deepest fears and taking action in spite of them.

Amber CampionMarch 3, 2016passion, fear, leadership coach, marie forleo, amber campion, living powerfullyComment

3 Things I Know About Fear

For as long as I can remember I have always wanted to be a person of courage. My favorite movie for the longest time was Braveheart (a must see if you haven’t – “freedom!!!!!”) and I have always thought NIKES ad campaign of NO FEAR was brilliant.

Amber CampionOctober 30, 2015Tips, fear, transform fear, action cures fear, actionComment

The Fruits of Practice

There are moments in life when the current of energy seems to sweep you into the rip tide. These are the moments when we need ‘our rocks’ more than any other time. These are the moments when what we have been cultivating in the stillness can bare it’s Fruit. These are the moments I am SO grateful I have my practice…

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What do I need in place to create an environment that supports my goals, dreams, and evolution?

Because our dreams and visions are the most precious thing we have.

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