| Length | 11:49 |
|---|---|
| Subject | Morning |
| Best time | The morning of a day you feel small |
| Position | Chair or cushion, seated |
| Style | Guided, a mirror, five affirmations, three to carry. Music underneath |
About this meditation
You stand in front of a mirror and the person looking back is the confident version. Not a stranger, just you with the volume up.
About 12 minutes with Steven Webb's calm voice. Perfect for the morning.
Notice the posture, notice what the eyes are doing. Then the lines, and you have to mean them. I believe in my abilities and decisions. I am worthy of respect and acceptance. Challenges are opportunities for growth. Confidence is not something we build from nothing. It is already in there being ignored.
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Who this is for
Mornings where you are about to go and do something you do not feel up to.
You stand in front of a mirror and the person looking back is the confident version. Not a stranger, just you with the volume up.
What happens in this meditation
A new day, a fresh canvas, and you have the power to paint your own story. Then breath and body, and you feel the weight of yourself grounding you.
Then the mirror. Notice the posture. Notice what the eyes are doing. Notice the small, settled smile of somebody quietly proud of themselves.
Then the lines, said while holding that image, and you have to mean them. I am capable and strong. I believe in my abilities and decisions. I am worthy of respect and acceptance. Challenges are opportunities for growth.
Then breathing in confidence and breathing out whatever is holding you back.
Three to take with you. May I be confident. May I trust in myself. May I embrace the day with positivity.
How to get the most from it
Twelve minutes, sitting up, first thing.
Do it five or six mornings in a row rather than once. Confidence is not something you build from nothing. It is already in there being ignored, and this is repeated uncovering rather than construction.
Then use the three lines at the door. Hand on your heart, before you walk into the room you did not want to walk into.
Questions people ask
What if I do not believe the affirmations?
Say them and picture the mirror while you do. You are not being asked to convince yourself in one sitting. You are being asked to notice that version of you exists.
Is this pretending?
No. The confident one in the mirror is you, not an invention. Ask yourself when you last handled something well and you will find the evidence.
How long before it makes a difference?
A few days of doing it. What you notice is not a feeling in the meditation but how you carry yourself later in the day.
Read the transcript
The transcript follows the audio. Press any line to jump there.
0:02Steven Webb: Welcome to your morning meditation for confidence and self-belief.
0:08Steven Webb: As we begin, find a comfortable seated position, whether on a chair or a cushion, it's totally up to you.
0:17Steven Webb: And just allow your body to relax and become aware of your breath.
0:24Steven Webb: And when you're ready, you can gently close your eyes or just soften your gaze to a few feet in
0:28Steven Webb: front of you.
0:33Steven Webb: And we'll take a moment just to acknowledge that this is a start of a new day. A fresh canvas
0:40Steven Webb: where you have the power to paint your own story.
0:49Steven Webb: And as you're aware of your breath, you don't need to do anything with your breath.
0:54Steven Webb: Just breathing calm Breathe out, relax.
1:04Steven Webb: Your body knows how to breathe.
1:09Steven Webb: Just the same as your body knows how to relax. It's
1:13Steven Webb: a matter of just giving it permission.
1:16Steven Webb: Time to relax.
1:22Steven Webb: Time to be calm.
1:27Steven Webb: Time to be still in this moment.
1:39Steven Webb: And this is a wonderful meditation that... Gives us the confidence and self-belief to take through the day with us.
1:49Steven Webb: Whatever we're facing today, it might be work or it might be a busy day with family, whatever it is,
1:56Steven Webb: we can visualize ourselves with
2:00Steven Webb: a little confidence and more self-belief. And
2:05Steven Webb: if we do this meditation five or six days in a row, maybe slightly more, totally up to you.
2:12Steven Webb: And just feel it seep into every part of your life.
2:18Steven Webb: You have the confidence and self-belief within you. It's just growing it and untapping it.
2:29Steven Webb: So start by bringing your attention to your natural breath.
2:36Steven Webb: Feel the air as it enters and leaves your body.
2:47Steven Webb: And as we're opening our awareness of the current space and the current moment, there's no need
2:55Steven Webb: to change your breath. There's no need to do anything with your body. Just allowing it to do what it
3:00Steven Webb: does.
3:05Steven Webb: Your body knows best
3:16Steven Webb: as you sit in awareness, feel the weight of your body grounding you.
3:23Steven Webb: Feel the connection to the earth below you.
3:36Steven Webb: With each breath, sense a wave of relaxation washing down from your head to your toes.
3:52Steven Webb: You may even notice the sounds around you getting quieter.
4:04Steven Webb: Now in this state of just being and very relaxed, let's start building your inner confidence.
4:19Steven Webb: Visualize yourself standing in front of a large mirror.
4:27Steven Webb: And in this reflection, see yourself not just as you, but as a confident version of you.
4:34Steven Webb: Self-assured person. The person you are becoming. The
4:40Steven Webb: person you need to be.
4:45Steven Webb: Notice your posture.
4:51Steven Webb: Notice how your eyes reflect the self-belief.
4:58Steven Webb: And there's a slight smile of contentment maybe on your face.
5:03Steven Webb: Of how proud you are of yourself.
5:14Steven Webb: And as you're holding this image, repeat these affirmations. Silently or out loud. It really doesn't matter.
5:21Steven Webb: But
5:22Steven Webb: you've got to really believe it. And what does it look like? What does it feel like? What does it
5:29Steven Webb: look like from the outside? And what does it feel like from within? And
5:34Steven Webb: the first one is, I am capable and strong.
5:42Steven Webb: I am capable and strong.
5:50Steven Webb: I believe in my abilities and decisions.
5:59Steven Webb: I believe in my abilities and decisions.
6:15Steven Webb: I am worthy of respect and acceptance.
6:27Steven Webb: I am worthy of respect and acceptance.
6:44Steven Webb: Challenges are opportunities for growth.
6:55Steven Webb: Challenges are opportunities for growth.
7:11Steven Webb: I believe in myself and I am a positive force in my life and in the lives of others around
7:18Steven Webb: me.
7:25Steven Webb: I believe in myself. I am a positive force in my life and for the lives around me.
7:47Steven Webb: And if you bring your awareness back to your breath, back
7:52Steven Webb: to your relaxed body,
7:56Steven Webb: as you're breathing in calm even out relaxed,
8:02Steven Webb: Just imagine breathing in confidence.
8:15Steven Webb: And as you breathe in confidence, breathe out anything that's holding you back.
8:35Steven Webb: And notice how calm the outside world is. Notice how calm the place you're in is.
8:42Steven Webb: Notice how calm your mind is.
8:47Steven Webb: And notice how much your heart and your body feels confident and feels ready for the day ahead.
9:20Steven Webb: And as we near the end of this meditation, let's really anchor and nail down these affirmations.
9:29Steven Webb: And you can do it on the in-breath. It really helps to really instill it within your body.
9:36Steven Webb: May I be confident.
9:41Steven Webb: May I trust in myself.
9:47Steven Webb: May I embrace the day with positivity.
9:53Steven Webb: May I be confident.
9:56Steven Webb: May I trust in myself.
10:00Steven Webb: May I embrace the day with positivity.
10:11Steven Webb: And at any point today you can return to any of those three affirmations. Just
10:18Steven Webb: before you step into the room or go to where you might feel sometimes you lack that confidence, just
10:26Steven Webb: put your hand on your heart and go, may I be confident. May I trust myself.
10:32Steven Webb: And let the words really be your shield and strength as you step into the day.
10:43Steven Webb: Now gently bring your awareness back to the room.
10:48Steven Webb: Wiggle your fingers and wiggle your toes. Wiggle your arms and stretch out and
10:55Steven Webb: just recognise that feeling of being ready. Gently open your eyes and as you carry this feeling of
11:03Steven Webb: confidence and self-belief with you, remember you are equipped with all you need to face a day.
11:10Steven Webb: Wishing you a wonderful day ahead. I'm Steven Webb and this is one of the meditations from the podcast Inner
11:17Steven Webb: Peace Meditations. Thank you for your support and I really do wish you more confidence and more self-belief
11:25Steven Webb: for whatever you're facing today. If you want to listen to my other podcast or support this podcast,
11:32Steven Webb: just click the links in the notes below. Take care.
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