ARE YOU A CONFIDENT BEING? I played sports, I was not the best at everything, but I did it and had fun. I had great childhood friends, and I was never a nervous person, or even introverted. I was more of the talkative and full on child. I guess I believed I was worthy of having or doing what I wanted. I had a very confident personality and I guess being around people, which was a reflection of myself, gave me a sense of worth and allowed me to radiate that realisation.
Have you ever watched someone, it might a first-time meeting at a party with a group of complete strangers, or someone that’s standing in front of a large audience speaking at a seminar?
This person is at ease and able to articulate and displays a manner of feeling comfortable and confident. You’ve thought to yourself, “Wow I wish I could be like that, standing there and feeing that confident in myself.” I’m sure we’ve all been that way at some stage in our lives. How confident do you feel at this moment of your life? Our Confidence Can Be Shaken Do you feel you lack confidence and struggle to bring Gradually somewhere over the years, and as I got that attribute through? older, with new experiences, people and events, I Or are you a very confident person and have no fear, struggled with certain aspects of myself. doubts or reservations of who you are? If you can put a number on and rate how you feel now, on a scale from At times my confidence waned, and I felt discouraged. I started to judge myself and I became more critical 1 – 10, what would it be? of my self-image and how I looked. Confidence can be radiated in various levels and in different ways. You are worthy of feeling confident I worried about how I may have been seen. I didn’t in your own unique way. As a young child, I grew up complete my high school education and I was fearful about what others might think of me. believing that whatever I wanted to do I could do it.
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