Finding My Confidence with the onUp Challenge

This post was sponsored, and paid for, by SunTrust. All opinions are my own.

(AD) My depression journey has brought me here. I’m Finding My Confidence with the SunTrust onUp Challenge.

Finding My Confidence with the onUp Challenge

Depression is not a destination. It’s a journey. I’m finding that almost a year later, that really has hit home with me. My journey with depression is constantly changing, and I’ve learned that I can’t allow depression to define me. I have to let myself redefine my depression.

So that got me thinking more about my personality and traits that may have been missing in my life. At the top of my list was confidence. Never in my life would I describe myself as confident. But I want to be. Here’s what I’m doing to find my confidence. Maybe these tips will help you to find yours too.

Talking Openly & Honestly

There’s something so freeing about not bottling up my feelings inside. That day I wrote the most honest post of my life, I felt lighter. I didn’t have to hide behind a facade of “fake happiness,” but instead could embrace life in a different way. That’s one of the reasons why I became a blogger. Words, they’re so powerful. Whether I’m writing them down or talking with a friend, being open and honest has really helped to boost my self-confidence.

Shining a Spotlight

An introvert to the core, this was a really hard thing for me to do. That meant getting out from behind the camera and putting myself in front of it. Embracing compliments and even complimenting myself, I am learning to love myself in a new way. Confidence.

Taking Risks

Safe is not confident. I need to change, and that begins with pushing my boundaries and limitations. I need to realize that I can do more and be more by taking risks, especially the ones that I thought I couldn’t reach before. Confidence comes with risk-taking. It really does.

Smiling More

Smiling is a small action attached to a big emotion. And I realized that I don’t smile enough in my day-to-day. My resting face is questionably evil, making me less approachable and duh, less confident. Smiling is confidence. And I need more of that.

Answering the Question “What Do I Value?”

The very root of my confidence comes from the foundations that I stand on. That means I’m answering the question “What Do I Value?” Heavy question, right? But where to start? If you’ve been following the onUp Movement for the past 2 years, you may have noticed how SunTrust is taking a different approach to understanding budgeting, finances, retirement, savings and most importantly your families’ needs. By getting to the root of our values, we’re understanding how what we care about affects our financial confidence. But now is the time to take action, with the onUp Challenge.

The Values Challenge is the first step – by defining what matters most in your life. By taking this easy and free questionnaire, we can uncover what we value most. I found out that I value “Family and Friends.” From there, I explored 7 lands with checklists, calculators, tips and tools to help me achieve confidence when it comes to my finances. I’ve even been challenged to open a savings account for family emergencies only. How smart!

Dreaming & Achieving

Being under constant stress, including financial stress, was limiting my ability to dream and to achieve my dreams. But by understanding my values through the Values Challenge, I have a firm and confident foundation to stand on.

The SunTrust onUp Challenge provides so many great tools to help you to achieve your financial goals – all for free. From the Action Checklists to the Mind Map Activities to great advice and thought provoking inspiration, SunTrust wants to give you the step-by-step plan to help you reach your dreams too, confidently. Join the 2 million folks who’ve already joined the onUp Movement. Finding my confidence in the midst of depression is a continuous journey. But I know that I’m on my way to redefining myself in a beautiful and healthier way.

Take the SunTrust onUp Challenge now to begin your journey towards financial confidence.

What do you value? How can the onUp Challenge help you to find your confidence?

This post was sponsored, and paid for, by SunTrust. All opinions are my own.

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