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SELF-HELP TO BUILD CONFIDENCE
Here are nine tips that you can put into practice everyday to support your wellbeing and build your confidence.
Learning how to love yourself is a difficult but important thing to do. In this article, you can look at different ways of doing it that might make it easier, together with some practical advice about how you can do it a bit more.
This page will help you learn to develop your self-esteem and feel better about who you are.
Information for 11-18 year olds about confidence and self-esteem, what can affect them, and tips to help you feel better about yourself.
We all have times when we lack confidence and do not feel good about ourselves. But when low self-esteem becomes a long-term problem, it can have a harmful effect on our mental health and our day-to-day lives.
Access information and resources relating to self-esteem.
Access lots of self-help and supportive information sources to grow your confidence.
A free guide on social skills and overcoming shyness and insecurities for adults and older teenagers. Its focus is on helping people who feel behind in their communication skills, confidence, and friendships catch up in those areas.
ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT AND ADVICE
Common Purpose is a global not-for-profit organisation that delivers a range of online and in-person leadership programmes for senior leaders, emerging leaders and young people, around the world.
Empowering girls and young women in Leeds aged 11-25 to learn new skills, build confidence and resilience, and raise aspirations. Visit the website or call 0113 240 5894 to speak to someone.
Space2 is an award-winning arts and social change charity based in Gipton, East Leeds. Space2 co-design a myriad of activities, programmes and events with our communities and artists, from large scale drama productions, to regular Men’s Groups and community gardens, that integrate growing, crafting, produce-making and wellbeing.
Geeks Room is a not-for-profit enterprise based in Armley, Leeds which caters for children aged 8+ to be mentored and learn new skills whilst making new friends and challenging themselves. If you have a child who would like to build on their knowledge, skills and confidence, have a look at what Geeks Room can offer.
The largest ethnic minority organisation in the voluntary and community sector in Leeds, Hamara is situated in Beeston, and delivers several different strands of work, including health promotion, youth activities, older people’s services, Saturday supplementary school, learning disabilities, education, and employment and training programmes. Hamara is also dementia friendly.
The Orange Travel Wallet is an easy way to let a bus drivers in West Yorkshire know that you have a disability, or have any other accessibility needs. It shows that you might need some help or a bit more time to get on and off the bus. The Orange Travel Wallet has plastic pockets inside it. You can keep your travel pass in it. You can also put in a message to let the driver know what help you need. Click here for an easy-read guide to the passes or visit the website linked above.