How To Empower Yourself To Reach Your Goals

Have you ever have those days where you feel like you’re just going through the motions—checking the boxes, doing what’s expected, but somewhere deep down, you know you’re meant for more? If the answer is yes, know that we’ve all been there. Continue reading to learn how to empower yourself to reach your goals.

Feeling confident, powerful, and capable are all essential pieces to growing and learning as a person. You are much more likely to be successful at something if you believe you can do it.

The opposite is true as well. Doubt and insecurity can be detrimental to your ability to learn new things and grow if you allow them to overshadow everything else. 

Now, while it may often feel like everything is out of your control that is not the case. Stepping into the power you have over your own life is possible and it is called empowerment.

Keep reading to learn what empowerment is, how you can use it to fuel your motivation, and how to build it within yourself.

In this post, we’ll break down exactly what empowerment is, why it’s so important for your growth, and most importantly – how you can start feeling more empowered in your everyday life. It will give you tips that will help you go from self-doubt to self-belief – teaching you how to empower yourself and reach your goals.

• What Is Empowerment

• Why Empowerment Matters

• How To Empower Yourself

What Is Empowerment

Do you ever feel like you are on top of the world and can take on any challenge? These feelings of self-confidence, and self-determination mean you are feeling empowered.

Empowerment is the “process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives, their communities, and their society, by acting on issues they define as important” (Page & Czuba, 1999). You are empowered when you have that unshakeable belief that you are in charge of your own life. It’s the energy you feel when you’re motivated, purposeful, and confident in your ability to handle whatever comes your way.

When you feel empowered, you feel “in power”. Empowerment allows you to feel confident that you possess the power necessary to create the life you want and develop the belief that you are capable of accomplishing anything you set your mind to. 

Basically Empowerment = You realising you’re in the driver’s seat. Simple as that! But, if you never felt this way, don’t worry. You can learn how to empower yourself to achieve your goals.

Why Empowerment Matters

Feeling empowered allows you to pursue your goals and dreams with enthusiasm.

It’s an important trait to have whether you’re navigating career changes, relationships, or personal growth, feeling empowered gives you the courage to take aligned action. Research even shows that when we feel empowered, we experience higher self-esteem, better mental health, and an overall improved quality of life (Crisp et al., 2014).

Whatever your journey looks like, empowerment helps you show up with clarity and confidence. Without it, you may feel stuck, overwhelmed, or constantly second-guessing yourself.

The opposite is true as well. Long-term disempowerment can take a toll on your life. Studies have linked powerlessness to increased health issues, reduced motivation, and mental health challenges over time (Seeman & Lewis, 1995).

There is a good news though. Empowerment is a trait that you can cultivate with time and practice. Over time, you will master how to become empowered to achieve your goals.

How To Empower Yourself To Reach Your Goals

Now that you have a better understanding of empowerment, how to empower yourself to reach your goals?

For some people, feeling empowered and confident may already be a part of their personality. Building a sense of empowerment may take a bit more work for others.

Follow the below tips to empower yourself to reach your goals:

Practice Positive Self-Talk

As you may know, the way you talk to yourself matters. Negative self-talk can be detrimental to your state of mind. So develop more positive self-talk. How? By replacing negative thoughts with positive ones.

For example, instead of thinking “I can’t do that”, think “I can do hard things”. This simple switch can make a world of difference.

The idea is to create a daily habit—maybe stick affirmations on your mirror or set reminders on your phone. Over time, your brain will start to believe them.

Create An action List For Your Goals

Ideas and goals are great but they are essentially useless without taking action. Empowered people don’t just dream. They do. They recognise the need to put in the work to reach their goals.

So, start by identifying your large goals and then break them down until there are actions you can complete today, this week, this month, this year, and so on.

For example, instead of saying “I want to be healthier,” try: “I want to drink 2L of water daily”, “I want to walk 20 minutes every morning ” or “I want to prep my meals on Sundays”.

And remember, taking consistent, tiny steps builds momentum and strengthens your belief in your ability to follow through.

Practice Confidence And Assertiveness

Feeling confident and powerful in your abilities is a key component of feeling empowered. It’s okay if this isn’t naturally a part of your personality.

You don’t have to be loud to be assertive—you just need to own your truth. So, practice setting boundaries, expressing your needs, and saying “no” when something doesn’t align. You might feel nervous at first, but confidence grows through action. Remember that setting boundaries is part of your self-care routine.

With practice, you can learn to speak up and make your voice heard. As Robin Sharma said, “Speak your truth even if your voice shakes.” Why not practice what you are going to say in your head before you say it out loud if you feel extra nervous? It will get easier with time. You’ll see!

In Essence

Empowerment is a wonderful tool to drive you toward your goals and dreams. This feeling happens when you feel confident, assured, and powerful in your capabilities.

Feeling empowered is important for personal development as well as other areas of life, such as school and work. People who are empowered engage in positive self-talk, take action to reach their goals, and act assertively and confidently.

Feeling empowered can be difficult for people who struggle with self-worth and confidence. Use positive affirmations and practice being self-assured to build a feeling of empowerment within yourself. Once you start believing in yourself, you will find you are capable of much more than you realize. 

The reality is: empowerment isn’t a destination. It’s a practice. Every time you choose self-belief over self-doubt, take action toward your goals, or speak your truth, you gets closer to your goals.

I hope this post helps you empower yourself! What helps you feel empowered? Share with us in the comments below 🙂

References

• Crisp, D., Griffiths, K., Mackinnon, A., Bennett, K., & Christensen, H. (2014). An online intervention for reducing depressive symptoms: Secondary benefits for self-esteem, empowerment and quality of life. Psychiatry Research, 216(1), 60–66. 

• Page, N., & Czuba, C. E. (1999). Empowerment: What is it? Journal of extension, 37(5), 1-5.

• Seeman, M., & Lewis, S. (1995). Powerlessness, health and mortality: A longitudinal study of older men and mature women. Social Science & Medicine, 41(4), 517–525.