People tend to shy away from the topic of self-confidence. They are concerned it is too akin to arrogance or they don’t really see any difference between self-confidence and regular confidence. But self-confidence is more complex than simply having confidence and it is not judgmental like arrogance. I’m sure I won’t surprise you when I say that true self-confidence is deeper because it is rooted in your thoughts.
Anything rooted in our thoughts has a ripple effect in our lives and therefore necessitates more attention. However, being internally based, it can be difficult to pinpoint where regular confidence (based on past success), and self-doubt about future success collide. After all, you can have success and be praised but that does not necessarily create self-confidence. But it is in that very place in our thoughts that self-confidence resides and from which we can draw it out.
“Self-confidence is the belief that you are already in possession of the qualities that you have to have to do or achieve whatever it is that you want. It doesn’t mean that you have to have the knowledge yet… But you believe in your fundamental ability to get there.” – Dr. Sara Dill
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