Check Your Ego

I was recently browsing the pages of this month's Allure and came across an article on confidence.  Actually, they listed 39 ways to boost your ego, which got me thinking...

Are we born with confidence, is it cultivated over time or is it a state of mind we can all create?

Some of their tips that resonated in me included:

1. Accept praise

2. Don't exaggerate your mistakes

3. Assume people like you

4. Stop envy

5. Remember the good

6. Put on lipstick

Growing up, I remember thinking my mother was the most confident, self-assured woman I knew.

She taught me a few things that have stuck with me over the years:

1. Always, ALWAYS put on makeup before leaving the house {you never know who you're gonna see}

2. Everyone is faking it and you should too.  Translation: if you go into a room knowing no one, but you put a smile on your face, everyone will think you're bubbling over with confidence.  And that's always attractive. 
{Or: if you look confident, you are confident}

What do you do to boost your confidence, even if temporarily?

photos via fashion victims