On a Personal Note:

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“When I was 17, at my high school’s Senior Awards Night, I watched my friends walk away with 5, 6, 7 awards. I wasn't a ‘star student‘ academically, but with so many extracurricular activities & leadership roles, I kept sitting there, waiting -- expecting -- to receive a bunch of accolades.

Yet, in the end, I was the only person who walked away with... One.

This became the breaking point for me and my reliance on external validation. I felt completely devastated and my mental health hit a frightening, all-time low. Up until then, I spent most of my adolescence seeking recognition and approval from everybody around me. But that night, I realized that I had not only thrived on external validation; I relied on it—for my own sense of self.

I began to ask the question, ‘What happens when other people AREN'T validating us? What do we, women and girls, do then?’

I am Chava Tova Thum and I created exactly what (you and) I needed at age 17:

Masterfully facilitated training on internal validation and confident communication -- just for us, women and girls. Private and group classes, professional development days, online and in person:

The Confidence Class is your reliable knowledge base for all-things-confidence.

6 years in -- and 12 years since my one award -- I know that confidence is a vital and teachable skill. I know that real confidence drastically improves how women & girls speak and think about themselves (and others).

Because confidence

is an inside job.”