People who attain personal and professional success are very confident in themselves. Confidence is developed by experience, preparation, perseverance and a positive attitude.
The more experience we have, the more confident we will be. When we do something for the first time, we lack confidence even when we have all the necessary tools. It is only by doing the task several times that we gain higher levels of confidence.
Most believe experience comes only with time. We learn much from time and it is a great professor. What is not so evident is that we can energize our experience today to create more confidence for tomorrow.
When we take risk, break routine and do something extraordinary, we augment our experience immediately. The more risk we take, the more experience we gain. We can let time be the master of our experience or we can energize our experience today to create confidence tomorrow.
Preparation is another fundamental element to acquiring more confidence. Regardless of the objective, we can take action to be more prepared. Preparation takes time, hard work and constancy while paying tremendous dividends in confidence and success.
It is easiest to go into a situation unprepared, managing problems as they arise as best we can. On the other hand, when we are prepared for the situation, we go in with increased confidence to manage it and to direct the process to achieve what we desire.
Perseverance also increases our confidence. Perseverance, achievement and confidence are tightly intertwined. When we persevere, we achieve our objectives and increase our confidence. The opposite is also true. When we give up and don’t achieve our objectives, our confidence plummets. By persevering in the most difficult of circumstance, we assure confidence and success.
The most important factor in achieving a high degree of confidence is maintaining an exceptional positive attitude. Attitude is an exponential factor both in the negative and also in the positive.
An excellent positive attitude allows us to achieve our objectives despite a lack of experience, preparation or perseverance. A negative attitude stops us short even though we have experience, preparation and perseverance. Confidence and attitude are inseparable.
Our confidence is evident in our behavior and our energy. Confidence with humility attracts opportunities and circumstances which lead us to achieve our goals and objectives.
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