CONFIDENCE

What is Confidence and why does it play such an important role in our lives?  

First, let's take a look at the Webster definition;  1.  Trust, reliance . 2. Bold  Self assured  3.  A state of trust or intimacy 

Daily Wisdom Word meaning:  An attitude that is not a show.  Confidence is how we carry ourselves and why we carry ourselves the way we do.

Confidence is found in someone from a vibe they carry that they have the "power" to convey to you.  Confidence is not about EGO.  Confidence is about humility.  Confidence is believing in yourself and in order to do that, you must build a strong foundation within. 

Confidence is not carried by others, but by yourself.

Confidence is not about "compliments" from others building your ego.  Of course it is always great
to get a compliment, but you must be the one to build your own confidence. It starts with knowing who you are.  You must know what you like, be growing and developing new skills, attributes and hobbies.  Confidence is found in those individuals who are able to be self-assured, without the support of others, so if you were to have a peep-hole into their lives,  you would see exactly the same person you interacted with the day before.  They are the same person because they did not need to demonstrate their personality, it just flowed naturally, and that is one key to confidence.

Confidence carries with it power, and humility, all good wisdom words.  Why does Confidence have power?  Because Confidence, attracts people to that person who has developed it.  

After building a good foundation,  you must believe in yourself.  You must be growing and expanding your horizons and be proud of who you are, but grateful.  You must have at "attitude of gratitude".

Confidence is humble and confidence is kind.  I believe it is also about believing that the gifts you
have were given to you to develop by a Higher Power, in my case, God.

God gives us the "ability" to do things,  We must take the ball and run with it.  It is us who must
develop these skills and goals and attitudes we have as an individual.

Confident people have their own personality.  They do not need to copy or mimic others.  People that have confidence are "authentic" by nature.  Confidence is one of those Wisdom Tools you really need to mold and develop in order to have it and you must know who you are, where you've come from, and most importantly, where you are going.

You must also know your weaknesses.  Why?  Because if you know your weaknesses, you can
work to strengthen them, and that is part of building a good foundation to develop your confidence.

A good analogy for this would be this:  Confidence with a good foundation is like a house being built on one.  Without a good foundation, a home is poorly built.  I was in new home sales for 15 years and I can assure you it is very similar.  

Confidence also follows this analogy with the structure put on the foundation.  For Confidence, that means using good wood and brick to build this house.  

Confidence is elusive.  You either have it, or you don't.  It is something anyone can develop, however.  I am a good example of this because many years ago, I was not a confident person, and did not have a direction, but since then, I have built my home..  I have put it on a good foundation and now I am expanding the square footage.  Confidence continues to grow, right along with you.

We are all perfectly "imperfect" human beings and each of us does the best we are able to do.  Acceptance of others without judgement also plays a role in confidence.  SL




































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