How to Be Confident in Your Relationships
Podcast #403
 










Being confident in relationships is a manifestation of small, daily habits that everyone can do. Confidence will increase the quality of communication and connection you have with others. This podcast episode will dive into how to be strong, contributing, and confident as a partner in your relationships, how to date with confidence and how to be in a relationship that leaves a legacy. Get the full show notes at www.trishblackwell.com/403



In this episode of The Confidence Podcast we're talking about: 







Validating yourself in relationships - without being co-dependentTrusting people, being vulnerable and putting yourself out thereHow to have more intimacy - and confidence - in your connection with your partner



This all stemmed from some College of Confidence members who wanted to know more about how to validate yourself in relationships without relying on other's affirmations to make you feel secure.



A relationship is a connection, but to have deep relationships, we have to be vulnerable. We have to take risks. 


 
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK:
 
Loveeee -  5 Stars
by Mayeita
Wow! I was looking for a podcast to seriously help my confidence and change my perspective on the world and I'm so happy I came across this. I love her and her positivity and how helpful every little sentence in the podcast is! I've sent it to friends and family and they love it as well. Thank you! I've changed and learned so much! 





 
HOW TO BE CONFIDENT ON YOUR OWN IN A RELATIONSHIP
 


If you're a word of affirmation person, this almost seems like a contradiction, but I promise you, it's possible.



You must be willing to be yourself -and to be honest.



1. Know yourself. Be yourself.



2. Have confidence about what you bring to the relationship.



3. Give yourself confidence - through journaling, through taking action, through coaching, through spending time with God, through challenging yourself, etc.



4. Ask for what you need - and be honest about how compliments encourage you.I spoon fed my husband what he needs to say to encourage me.



How did I figure it out? I had to first know what I needed. 



All relationships need time together and time apart.



Allow one another to go do their own thing - to fill their bucket, and then also prioritize filling your bucket as a couple.



Make your relationships baseline foundation open communication.



Communicate about everything - the more you communicate, the more confidence you will have. Be patient though, every partnership communicates differently. 



Be willing to be emotionally brave - to talk about uncomfortable things.



Do you want a better sex life? Talk about it, it detail. Explore it together and be honest.Do you want more intimacy? Let your partner know ways to connect in this way - and that you are feeling disconnected.Do you want an unbreakable marriage? Put your marriage first. Make it your top priority.



And, ya'll, be ready to not only be on the communicating end of this but also the receiving end. At times, this will not just be hard but will hurt. Brandon recently said he missed me - he is often the one who points out that we are living side-by-side instead of intertwined together. I so badly want to brush it off, but he craves quality time - and it matters to make that my top priority. 


 
TRUSTING PEOPLE, BEING VULNERABLE,