Feeling Attractive In Your Own Skin
Don’t panic or click away too soon, because I promise this isn’t one of those articles where the writer offers beauty tips.  Being a beautiful person means much more than looking attractive because a truly beautiful person isn’t necessarily one who is physically stunning.  Beauty really is only skin deep, so the true mark of attractiveness is inner beauty and personality.

How To Look Attractive
To be perceived as attractive doesn’t entail facial peels or botox or lavish cosmetics.  All you really need are the following tools.

• Smiles that Warm the Heart  Don’t be stingy with your smiles; after all, they’re free and they make you glow!  No cosmetic product on the market can compete with a genuine smile.  If you seek to discover the good in every person you encounter, intentionally look for joy in all acts no matter how small, and search for the beauty in every one of nature’s miracles, then your smiles will come naturally and often.
• Big, Open Heart  “Inner beauty” isn’t a phrase used to make people who aren’t conventionally physically attractive feel better about themselves; rather, the truth is that your inner beauty dramatically affects your physical appearance.  Your eyes will sparkle if you are free of resentment and malice, just as your cheeks will color beautifully if your heart is full of joy and love.  And don’t forget that compassion and kindness add a special radiance all their own!
• Good Grooming  Good grooming isn’t about donning the latest designer duds or carefully applying a mask of make up.  Instead, a well-groomed person is conscious of and attends to her personal hygiene with diligence.
• Self-Confidence  Few things are more attractive in a person than self-confidence, which adds charm to your demeanor, a magnetic pull to your overall personality, and a swagger to your walk.  People who look others in the eye and walk confidently with their heads held high are attractive simply because of the image they put out.

Building Self-Confidence
Developing faith in your abilities is the most important aspect in building your self-confidence.  Visualization exercises, affirmations, and positive self-talk can be used independently or in conjunction with one another to help you build you boost your level of confidence.

Positive self-talk is all about committing yourself to improve your future performance when you don’t succeed.  Rather than driving yourself into the ground, tell yourself you can reach success next time while encouraging yourself to deal with the issues if there is room for improvement.

Similar to positive self-talk, affirmations involve repeatedly telling yourself that you are a lovable, wonderful, attractive person.

Visualization exercises can work wonders: just ask any athlete who has employed this technique to improve performance.  If you repeatedly visualize yourself as an attractive and confident person, you’ll unconsciously begin behaving in that way!  Note, however, that these types of exercises are effective only if you practice them with full faith and complete involvement.

Beauty has an expiration date, but attractiveness has a limitless shelf life.  As you age your skin will lose its elasticity, wrinkles will appear, your hair will thin out…  But you’ll never stop being attractive if you retain the innocence of your heart and keep your level of confidence high.