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nfidence means trusting in yourself, having faith in your abilities and letting go of the fear of failure.
“Your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.” – Michelle Obama –
You can’t reach the peak of your career without working on your self-confidence.
Do you know that people with confidence tend to be more successful than those with low self-confidence? Below are reasons why self-confidence can lead to a successful life
- Confidence helps one overcome the fear of trying something new.
- It makes people believe in themselves.
- It makes one easily overcome setbacks and push forward to achieve better results.
- Confident people believe in success because they believe in their ability to succeed.
- Confident people have less fear and anxiety thus can easily accept, adapt, learn and gain from any situation in life.
- The more confident you are, the more motivated you are to take action towards achieving your goals.
- Confident increases ones self-worth thereby giving one the courage to try new things.
How you feel about yourself is a key issue in achieving your goals in life.
“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – NORMAN VINCENT PEALE –
Building your self-confidence isn’t a day’s job, it will certainly take time! Self –confident people may not always be guaranteed success in all their endeavours, however this trait draws them closer to success because they are resilient. I.e. their self-confidence helps them develop a positive perspective to live when faced with tough situations.
“As is our confidence, so is our capacity.” – William Hazlitt
Source: Dr Pramila Srivastavo” Self-confidence is the key to success.”1st October, 2018.