Stories from Rolene Strauss’s students

I thought confidence was something you needed to be born with. Yes, even after YEARS of personal growth, this limiting belief has been planted strongly in my mind. But Rolene, with her warm competence and simple yet effective exercises, proved to me confidence is, in fact, very much a SKILL... I have fully redefined what the Queen Effect means for ME and no longer associate confidence with a "gift" I need to be given.

I thought self-confidence meant becoming stronger, better, or more certain. I believed it was something I needed to build or fix from the outside... I understand that true self-confidence grows when I return to myself. When I care for my body, mind, and inner voice with respect, confidence becomes steady, calm, and sustainable - without force.

She goes through eight self confidence life areas and has us reflect on our confidence in these areas. It's an excellent way to assess our confidence levels. Once we are aware, we can strengthen the areas we are lacking. This quest will help women to understand themselves and help them increase their confidence.

I had the idea that self confidence was something that we were more or less born with - some people had it and others not so much. What I learned and put into practice during this quest has made a phenomenal change in my outlook on life as well as in the day to day experience.

I have reaffirmed my own level of self confidence and gained some useful tools to assist me as I build my business... Listening to what could be said and thinking about what I would like said about me was hugely powerful.

I observe so many women while I took photos of how they suffered from low self-esteem and fear of the camera, self-acceptance on a very low level... I am very constable to race not only my confidence but many other women too.