{"id":7383,"date":"2018-03-16T14:05:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T22:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2018-03-16T14:05:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T22:05:57","slug":"dear-ezi-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/dear-ezi-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Ezi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear Ezi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have been struggling with self-confidence. I just feel worthless and ugly. I can\u2019t find anything I like about me, even though all my friends constantly shower me with compliments. Any advice?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thanks,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Confidence Conundrum<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear CC,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know that this is something so many people struggle with \u2014 I even have trouble with this sometimes! I have many tips, some I\u2019ve read about and some I use, for you! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First of all, how you dress is as important as what your brain thinks. If you love your outfit and it\u2019s something you rock, you will feel so much more confident. Wear something that you may not have worn before from your closet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I know one thing I like to wear that can help me is a shawl cape thing. It makes me feel like a wizard! I also wear big hats from time to time. It\u2019s kinda silly but it helps me feel tall and powerful! You just gotta find your wizard shawl and hat! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next, fake it \u2018til you make it! Posture is very helpful: stand tall, puff your chest out slightly, and \u2014 this is the only time I will encourage someone to be straight \u2014 stand straight and pull your shoulders back! It does wonders for posture and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another tip is what I have seen called the \u201cMurder Walk\u201d. It\u2019s a powerful tool for everyone and works for everyone. Walk like you are on a mission and walk with purpose. If you know superheroes, walk like the Winter Soldier. If not, walk like you are the most important person in the world and you have to get to your destination ASAP! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember you are a queen, king or royal and you are a wonderful and unique person. Nobody else can determine your self-worth for you. Friends are great but they cannot do everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two final tips that I have for you is see the worth in others. Compliment people liberally! The person at the coffee shop who\u2019s earrings you liked, tell them! The secretary sitting at his desk, tell him his tie is a great color! You\u2019ll brighten other people\u2019s day and start to see the silver lining. Finally, consider talking to the school\u2019s counselors at the Student Health and Counseling Center. I am naught but a humble drag queen, but I personally know a thing or two about depression and this is a way I got support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hope this helped!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Ezi, I have been struggling with self-confidence. I just feel worthless and ugly. I can\u2019t find anything I like about me, even though all my friends constantly shower me with compliments. Any advice? &nbsp; Thanks, Confidence Conundrum &nbsp; Dear CC, I know that this is something so many people struggle with \u2014 I even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1030,"featured_media":6435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}