Confidence is…knowing that you won’t be liked by everyone and being ok with it. Often, it means that you are finally doing something right by yourself, not others.
We all, naturally, want to see our endeavors pay off. No one likes to work for the sake of working—it’s always to achieve something greater, to create, to leave a legacy behind. And while things as luck, talent, abilities, even our backgrounds matter to a point, certain personality traits, which we can largely nurture, and the decisions that we make, have the greatest say in our outcomes.
Why do we so often fail to build an impartial self-image, and end up, instead, with a biased one? The simple version of what’s a rather complex and perhaps a very lengthy answer is that: the swayers are just way too many.
Our personal brand is the most valuable commodity we have. We have to take good care of it, nurture it, groom it, plan its future carefully, and constantly develop it…
Letting our value be shaped by others’ approval is a sure path to anxiety, insecurity and disappointment. Remember- you don’t need other people to tell you how much you are worth!
I recently attended a senior executive meeting for an important budget discussion. I know, it doesn’t sound too exciting. But as I sat there with the brightest at my company, it got me thinking. How are these people different from the rest of us? That is, what’s the recipe that makes someone a CEO, …
For the next five days, I will be sharing my top tips on how to make 2018 your most confident year yet. Here’s my third confidence hack..
Confidence is… knowing that we are work in progress. That our final drafts are yet to be written by us. That the path to our better selves can often be messy, hectic, painful and aberrant. And that’s ok – as long as we keep moving, inching forward, evolving and learning how to embrace ourselves in …
Loving yourself means taking care of yourself. We often get tangled in the daily motions and forget to pay attention to the most important person–ourselves. So set some time aside to do one thing that makes you happy each day. One thing that’s only yours and yours alone. Try it- it’s a great feel-good enhancer …
What makes someone more confident than another? This is a question that has fascinated scientists for over 100 of years. Find out more…