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Mar 20 2026

The Mindset that Opens Every Door

How Confidence Shapes Your Life Confidence is a core part of how you navigate your life, make decisions, and view your own self-worth and potential. When your confidence is strong, doors open and possibilities appear endless. When it’s shaken, every lift feels heavy, clunky, and even more … [Read more...]

Written by Dana Bristol-Smith · Categorized: Confidence Building, Job Seeking Skills · Tagged: confidence, empowerment, inspiration, Leap to Confidence

Jun 22 2019

Your Words Create Your Path

The words you tell yourself guide you through life. If you tell yourself that you are dumb, stupid, not good enough, or unlovable – those hurtful words become your beliefs. You will carry their weight like invisible baggage that weighs you down and limits your opportunities. They will act like a … [Read more...]

Written by Dana Bristol-Smith · Categorized: Inspiration, Women's Empowerment · Tagged: confidence, empowerment, inspiration

Mar 22 2019

A Roomful of Overcomers

Normally, you don’t think of enabling as a good thing, but this class is about us enabling each other to feel good about ourselves… and you don’t really get that anywhere else. By Alyssa Jenkins They say mindset is everything, but what does that look like in the real world? People suffer … [Read more...]

Written by Dana Bristol-Smith · Categorized: Domestic Violence, Graduate Stories, Inspiration, Programs · Tagged: confidence, courage, domestic violence, empowerment, Leap to Confidence

Aug 22 2017

Letting Your Light Shine

Today we witnessed the solar eclipse and in our Leap to Confidence classroom the topic was Identifying and Sharing Your Strengths. It was the perfect moment to take some time for reflection. It's so easy to cover up who we really are and to hide our gifts and talents. You might find that you tend … [Read more...]

Written by Dana Bristol-Smith · Categorized: Inspiration, Women's Empowerment · Tagged: courage, empowerment, inspiration, Women's empowerment

Feb 26 2017

In Public Speaking, She Found a Vocation

By Lisa Deaderick Contact Reporter Published February 26, 2017 Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune O, The Oprah Magazine was writing a piece in 2007 about women having difficult conversations and they called Dana Bristol-Smith. She’d been working in public speaking since 1993, … [Read more...]

Written by Dana Bristol-Smith · Categorized: Domestic Violence, Feature, Public Speaking · Tagged: confidence, empowerment, giving back, inspiration, public speaking, Women's empowerment

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