37. The Confident Woman’s Guide to Walking Into Any Room Alone

It’s so funny when I think about the times I would be nervous to start a new Yoga class, like to the point I’d rather miss out, so I don’t have to do the ‘new person in town walks into the local bar, then all heads turn’ thing.

And so, whether it’s a networking event, a high-end dinner party, or even a new fitness class, it almost always comes down to the fear of being seen, judged, or even worse, completely ignored.

For many women, this moment is loaded with anxiety because we’re conditioned to crave social validation or fear standing out in the wrong way.

In this article, I’ll break down how to turn the nerve-wrecking feeling into a confidence-building power play. We’ll look at:

• The real reasons why walking into a room alone feels so uncomfortable, and how to shift your thinking around it

• What confident women do differently in those first 30 seconds

• Simple strategies to keep all eyes on you for the right reasons

• Questions you should ask yourself before you even step through that door

By the end of this article, you’ll never hesitate at an entrance again.