Build Great Confidence, One Step At A Time

February 24, 2023,

In your personal life experience, in terms of how things have turned out for you, good, bad or in between, would you agree with the thinking that 10 percent of life is what happens to you, 90 percent is how you respond to it?

We agree.

So much of what happens to us in life begins between the ears. It is about making good decisions. Hopefully great ones.

What will give us confidence in making present and future decisions?

Success in previous decisions. It builds confidence.

Since most of you reading this are young, here is how kidshealth.org described confidence, “Confidence means feeling sure of yourself and your abilities — not in an arrogant way, but in a realistic, secure way. Confidence isn’t about feeling superior to others. It’s a quiet inner knowledge that you’re capable.”

Exceptional definition.

What will help you to feel more capable at achieving goals and having success?

Previous, successful accomplishments. Often small. One stepping stone to the next.

This builds confidence.

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So much about having success is keeping your word to perform assignments and contracts that you have agreed upon, no matter how small.

Going beyond the expectations of what you and your associate agreed upon. Give them more than they asked for. They will appreciate your efforts and it will build your confidence.

Here is what the dynamic team at psychologytoday.com expressed regarding confidence, “building your confidence can benefit you in many areas of your life—the better you feel, the more you’re willing to say yes to new activities or challenges, and the less likely you are to fall into vices for comfort.”

Good advice.

In terms of confidence, do you want to feel inspired?

Remember the Titans is a 2000 American biographical sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin.

The screenplay, written by Gregory Allen Howard, is based on the true story of coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington, and his attempt to integrate the T. C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School) football team in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971.

Will Patton portrays Bill Yoast, Boone’s assistant coach. Real-life athletes Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell are portrayed by Ryan Hurst and Wood Harris, respectively.

Remember the Titans had a budget of $30 million and premiered in theaters nationwide in the United States on September 29, 2000. It grossed an estimated $115.6 million in the U.S., and $136.8 million worldwide.

The film is often listed among the best football films.

We agree. We suggest that you check it out.

Ready to go to the book store?

Unstoppable Self Confidence: How to create the indestructible, natural confidence of the 1% who achieve their goals, create success on demand and live life on their terms Paperback – November 15, 2019

By Andrew Leedham (Author)

There’s nothing wrong with you, you’re not broken and you don’t need fixing.

Here’s the bad news: 99% of people go through almost their whole lives never really feeling good about who they are, never really liking themselves and never thinking that they are enough. And as a result, they live a life that is a tiny fraction of what it could be, the life they have settled for instead of the life they dreamed of.

If you are not yet living the life of your dreams, the chances are that this is you too. Here’s the good news: You already have everything you need to be confident and successful and to live the life you want on your terms. You only need to UNLEARN all the bad programming and wrong thinking that you’ve been given to unleash the incredible power within you.

This book will show you how.

After finding himself at his absolute lowest point, Andrew Leedham went on a mission to discover the secrets to creating the unstoppable self-confidence of the 1%. What he discovered shocked him. That most teaching on confidence and success was not only wrong but also highly destructive. And that with the secrets he discovered you could transform your confidence and success, PERMANENTLY and FAST.

If you’re on the fence about reading this book: This book is all about how to create the indestructible, natural confidence of the 1% who live life on their terms and achieve success in all they do. In this no-nonsense, application-specific guide, you’ll get the most powerful strategies and success principles to build the mindset and confidence that will make you unstoppable. Most importantly, how I teach this is what makes the transformation of your confidence permanent.”

Sounds enticing. Very different from our personal offering. This is why we love citing different sources.

Here is one more.

Perfectly Confident: How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely Hardcover – Illustrated, May 26, 2020

By Don A Moore (Author)

“An expert on the psychology of decision making at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business helps readers calibrate their confidence, arguing that some confidence is good, but overconfidence can hinder growth.

A surge of confidence can feel fantastic—offering a rush of energy, even a dazzling vision of the future. It can give us courage and bolster our determination when facing adversity. But if that self-assurance leads us to pursue impossible goals, it can waste time, money, and energy. Self-help books and motivational speakers tell us that the more confident we are, the better. But this way of thinking can lead to enormous trouble.

Decades of research demonstrates that we often have an over-inflated sense of self and are rarely as good as we believe. Perfectly Confident is the first book to bring together the best psychological and economic studies to explain exactly what confidence is, when it can be helpful, and when it can be destructive in our lives.

Confidence is an attitude that takes into account both personal feelings and the facts. Don Moore identifies the ways confidence behaves in real life and raises thought-provoking questions. How optimistic should you be about an uncertain future? What justifies your confidence in something amorphous and subjective like your attractiveness or sense of humor?

Moore reminds us that the key to success is to avoid being both over- and under-confident. In this essential guide, he shows how to become perfectly confident—how to strive for and maintain the well-calibrated, adaptive confidence that can elevate all areas of our lives.”

Well, there you go.

Another point of view. Very enlightening.

Always remember, no matter which approach you take, building confidence starts one small successful step at a time.