Last night, as many others I am certain, I watched the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. This isn’t something I started watching until I was in college. All of my girlfriends would always gather in our living room with wine and usually  we would quickly regret the pizza we were shoving in our mouths. We continued to sit in awe watching these seemingly perfect women strut down the catwalk. We all wanted to be them. I wanted to sport my own pair of angel wings and leave an impression like they did with me. This year, there was something was different about the show. This year I found myself envious, but not because of their toned abs, or their muscular legs that are twice the length of mine or that they are all apparently best friends with T-Swift. This year, the first thing I noticed about these women was their confidence.

One of my favorite parts of this show is that they show the women both, before and during the show. You see their hands shaking because of their nerves, you see the worry on their face before it’s their turn to walk, and you hear their stories of how they became the success they are today. Once they hit the runway, all of those emotions are erased because they look confident and they look perfect. This really looks like a dream job, but you do get to see a little of the work that goes into it and how much pressure they put on themselves, just like everyone else.

Confidence to me, is one of the most attractive qualities of any person. There really is nothing more beautiful than being happy with your self, and that is one of the first things I notice about anyone. I was sitting at work today, and it was by far the most chaotic mornings I have had so far. It was one thing after another until it was the deadline. Finally, after lunch, the day slowed down a bit. Out of nowhere at the end of the day, one of my co-workers asked how I managed to stay calm through everything. I told her that it’s not a secret of mine, I simply want to be taken seriously and  I know I have to play the part and if I want to be convincing, I have no choice but to be confident with my decisions and every conversation with every police officer, prosecutor and anyone else I speak with.  Even if I am second guessing myself on the inside, I can’t show anything but my confidence. She then told me I am a strong woman, and that was by far one of the best compliments I have ever received from anyone. There are days when I really don’t feel great, because I am human, but people notice when you are confident.

There is plenty that if I could change I think I would, like I wish I was 5 inches taller, but that is not going to happen, and I have fully accepted it. The closest thing I may ever have to angel wings is the fringe on my shirt I am wearing today, but i’ll always have my confidence, and I want that to be the impression I leave with everyone.

Steal my look today: Haute Society top: TJ Maxx, Motel Rocks pant: Urban Outfitters, Guess Boots: Guess