Why Confidence Matters as We Get Older: Empowering Women in Midlife
This month, I’m turning 69, and I am often asked why I had the confidence to reinvent myself as a social media content creator at 59. Confidence is the foundation of my work as a 68-year-old influencer. I didn’t build my platform by pretending to be younger or chasing trends—I built it by embracing exactly who I am and sharing it openly. Confidence allows me to show women what’s possible at any age, not through perfection, but through authenticity.
Why Confidence Matters as We Get Older
There’s something powerful that happens as we get older. We stop trying to prove ourselves and start trusting ourselves. Confidence no longer looks like chasing approval or fitting into expectations—it becomes a grounded, steady belief in who we are, what we value, and what we deserve.
Confidence in midlife isn’t loud. It doesn’t need to be. It’s a quiet strength built on life experience, wisdom, and the understanding that we’ve already navigated enough challenges to know our own resilience. And that confidence? It shapes everything.
We Know Ourselves Better
In our younger years, so much energy goes into figuring out who we are. By midlife, we have a deeper sense of what matters and what doesn’t. Confidence grows when we stop apologizing for our choices—whether that’s how we dress, the boundaries we set, how we spend our time, or the dreams we’re still chasing.
We no longer shrink ourselves to take up less space. We expand into the life that feels right.
Confidence Opens New Doors
Getting older doesn’t mean slowing down. For many women, it’s the start of a new chapter—new careers, new passions, new communities, even new versions of ourselves. Confidence encourages reinvention. It permits us to start over, try again, and step into opportunities we might have avoided in our 20s or 30s.
When we believe in ourselves, we stop waiting for perfect timing and start creating it.
It Protects Our Well-Being
Confidence and well-being go hand in hand. When we trust ourselves, we make choices that align with our health, energy, and happiness. We’re better at saying no, protecting our peace, and prioritizing self-care—not because it’s indulgent, but because it’s necessary.
And studies show that confidence reduces stress, strengthens resilience, and helps us maintain a more positive outlook as we age.
Confidence Makes Us Look and Feel More Vibrant
There’s a glow that comes from confidence—one that no cream or injection can replicate. It’s the glow of self-assurance, self-respect, and self-acceptance.
When we feel confident, we show up differently. We carry ourselves differently. We even dress differently. And people notice.
Confidence is the ultimate beauty secret.
What Confidence Means to Me at 68
As a 68-year-old influencer, confidence isn’t just something I talk about—it’s something I live. I’m part of a generation of women who grew up being told to stay quiet, stay small, and stay in our lane. So stepping into this digital world, sharing my life, my style, and my experiences publicly, is an act of confidence all on its own.
What I’ve learned is that confidence at this stage of life feels different. It’s not loud or performative—it’s grounded. It comes from knowing who I am, honoring what I’ve lived through, and recognizing the value I bring to women who follow my journey. I don’t pretend to be younger. I don’t chase the trends that don’t feel like me. I show up exactly as I am, and that authenticity is what resonates most.
Being 68 in this industry is actually a strength. I have decades of wisdom to share—about reinvention, about aging well, about navigating change, and about embracing beauty at every stage. Women tell me all the time that seeing someone their age being visible gives them permission to be visible too. That is the real power of confidence: inspiring others by embodying what you believe.
My confidence shows up in the choices I make—how I dress, how I speak to my audience, the brands I align with, and the message I stand behind. And that message is simple:
You are never too old to be relevant, stylish, joyful, or to reinvent yourself.
If anything, the beauty of being 68 is that my confidence is deeper than ever—and I hope that every woman who reads my words or sees my content feels encouraged to step into her own confidence too.
We Finally Honor the Woman We’ve Become
Perhaps the greatest gift of getting older is the freedom to show up as our truest selves. We’ve lived, learned, failed, succeeded, loved, lost, reinvented—and through it all, we’ve become women with depth.
Confidence reminds us to honor that woman.
To treat her kindly.
To speak to her gently.
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Because she’s earned it.
Until next time!
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