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    Self Confidence Handout

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    The document discusses self-confidence and its importance. It states that self-confidence comes from having faith in one's abilities, even when those abilities have not yet been proven. Self-confidence helps one persist when tasks become difficult and see challenges in a realistic perspective. The document contrasts self-confidence with self-esteem, noting that self-confidence depends on one's perception of their ability to perform specific tasks, while self-esteem depends more on how one evaluates their overall self-worth. It discusses how self-confidence thrives in supportive environments that provide constructive feedback but can be harmed in environments focused more on competition and unrealistic expectations. The effects of low self-confidence are also examined, such as losing focus

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    The document discusses self-confidence and its importance. It states that self-confidence comes from having faith in one's abilities, even when those abilities have not yet been proven. Self-confidence helps one persist when tasks become difficult and see challenges in a realistic perspective. The document contrasts self-confidence with self-esteem, noting that self-confidence depends on one's perception of their ability to perform specific tasks, while self-esteem depends more on how one evaluates their overall self-worth. It discusses how self-confidence thrives in supportive environments that provide constructive feedback but can be harmed in environments focused more on competition and unrealistic expectations. The effects of low self-confidence are also examined, such as losing focus

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    The document discusses self-confidence and its importance. It states that self-confidence comes from having faith in one's abilities, even when those abilities have not yet been proven. Self-confidence helps one persist when tasks become difficult and see challenges in a realistic perspective. The document contrasts self-confidence with self-esteem, noting that self-confidence depends on one's perception of their ability to perform specific tasks, while self-esteem depends more on how one evaluates their overall self-worth. It discusses how self-confidence thrives in supportive environments that provide constructive feedback but can be harmed in environments focused more on competition and unrealistic expectations. The effects of low self-confidence are also examined, such as losing focus

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    Self Confidence Handout

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    The document discusses self-confidence and its importance. It states that self-confidence comes from having faith in one's abilities, even when those abilities have not yet been proven. Self-confidence helps one persist when tasks become difficult and see challenges in a realistic perspective. The document contrasts self-confidence with self-esteem, noting that self-confidence depends on one's perception of their ability to perform specific tasks, while self-esteem depends more on how one evaluates their overall self-worth. It discusses how self-confidence thrives in supportive environments that provide constructive feedback but can be harmed in environments focused more on competition and unrealistic expectations. The effects of low self-confidence are also examined, such as losing focus

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    Let’s learn more about confidence

    There is a famous saying that when you start the journey of your professional life,
    have confidence in your abilities. Because you have not proven your abilities yet.
    Right from the early times through the evolution of the human society, this saying
    couldn’t be truer in the context of the present. These are extremely competitive times
    that we are living in, and self-confidence is one of the biggest pillars of strength and
    self-sustenance for a human being, more so now than ever.
    Being confident about your strengths helps you draw courage and resolution when
    the going gets tough in life. It helps you to keep things in perspective and back yourself
    when everyone else says that the task ahead is nearly impossible to complete in the
    stipulated time.
    A confident person has enough ability to understand his limitations and knows how to
    make up for that with his resolve and strengths.

    Self-Confidence Vs. Self-Esteem


    The word esteem comes from the word estimate which means to grade yourself on
    a standard. Self-esteem means to evaluate your own value and contribution in your
    professional and personal life.
    If you think that you are important to the people around you, are contributing to the
    development of your surroundings, and are a valuable asset in other people’s lives,
    then you could say that you have a high self-esteem.
    In other words, a person with high self-esteem thinks that he is worthy of the world he
    is in and understands his significance. While self-esteem is dependent of the
    perception of self, self-confidence is completely different.
    Self-confidence, on the other hand, is related to action and is more domain-specific.
    It’s not an absolute observation as self-esteem, in the way that self-esteem is thinking
    of your worth in relation to the world. On the contrary, self-confidence is your positive
    self-assessment in performing a task.
    A person who is confident of his abilities in one task might not be so when given
    another one. Hence, self-confidence depends on the task given to perform and on
    your own ability to do an action.

    Dynamics of Self-Confidence
    Now that we have understood how self-confidence depends on your perceived ability
    to manage an action, let's discuss the actions that help cultivating a sense of self-
    confidence. Self-confidence thrives in an atmosphere where the person is provided
    constructive feedback and the focus is always on the positive.
    In such a working environment, a confident person will be able to practice his skills
    and talent beyond expectations, as he will get an opportunity to setting goals, forget
    his own past mistakes, and learn new things.
    On the other hand, a person's self-confidence can be seriously hampered in an
    environment where there is constant comparison with others and where expectations
    are unrealistic. People are pitted against each other as per their performance in the
    numbers game.
    In these conditions, a person will be forced to nurture an unhealthy competitive
    mentality by resorting to unfair means for success, listening to unworthy role models,
    being too harsh in judging his own performances, and underestimating his own
    capabilities.
    Such an environment breeds an unhealthy workplace where the stress is more on
    beating one another’s performances, as opposed to coming together as a team in
    helping one another. Such companies might peak for some time, but they ultimately
    crash.

    Effects of Low Self-Confidence


    Every person needs someone who he can idolize and follow so that he gauges his
    own talents, achievements, and progress in comparison to that person and constantly
    improves. This is exactly what self-confident people do. While interacting with others,
    reading about others, and putting their ideas in public to gain perspective, they
    constantly improve their skills and knowledge.
    But what happens when people stop doing that? They tend to lose focus, as they don't
    have any anchor left in their life who can stabilize them when they are getting adrift.
    When interaction with society is stopped, a person tends to think about himself and
    that reflects in the way he accepts criticism. Even constructive criticism for his work
    will appear personal criticism for him, as his approach would have become extremely
    self-centered by then.
    People with low self-confidence tend to think they have no talent or skill to complete
    a given task and be appreciated. In fact, genuine praise for a good effort comes to
    them as a surprise and they perceive that as fake appreciation.
    People need some positive image about themselves so that they can identify their
    strengths and weaknesses. People with low confidence often lapse into a mental state
    where everything becomes a weakness and every observation appears personal. This
    leads to further self-degradation.

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