Self-confidence is a trust in one’s ability to achieve certain goal, and is a key to success.
There are a variety of factors that may help developing and enhancing the self-confidence. However, preparations for certain specific tasks and experiences for mastering certain particular activities for better achievements and accomplishments seem the best approaches for building and increasing self-confidence.
Do you agree?
Hi Zahir
Self-confidence comes with knowledge and experience. The more these grow, the more our self-confidence grow. It is somethings that builds up over time.
Dear Zahir,
Interesting question. I do not agree. There are many people out there with very high self-confidence who seem to not have a lot of knowledge or experience or achievements.
The key is this (in my opinion): everybody has this little question in mind: Am I okay? (or: Am I sufficient?)
Most people justify their "yes" to themselves with their achievements and abilities. This works fine, of course.
The others just answer this question with "yes", no matter what. So high self confidence is possible without any achievements or abilities.
Everbody who answers "no" or "maybe" ends up with low self confidence.....
best regards
Roland
Dear Roland
Self-confidence can be an emotional impulse based on feeling, or it can be a rational measured reaction based on assurance and firm confidence.
Indeed, self-confidence may be based on a FEELING of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement, without necessarily possessing those qualities. Such people often embarrass themselves or are mocked by others for their misplaced self-confidence.
Dear Messaaoud,
there are indeed people stupid enough to try to display qualities they don't have in an inappropiate situation who embarrass themselves.
But there are also many people out there with self-confidence that does not "match" their abilities in your sense, who are very successful.
Otherwise no politcian could talk self-confidently about things of which he has no clue.
I like your example about the politicians... and you are absolutely right here! :)
Well yes, in reality the disposition of the person in wanting to achieve a goal is primordial to reach goals and objectives and for this the preparation of a person is fundamental to face the challenges that the achievement of objectives poses.
I think that self-efficacy is an important factor in building confidence. The Bandury model takes into account the following self-efficacy enhancing factors: mastery, modelling, social persuasion, arousal.
Robert F. Mager, “No Self-Efficacy, No Performance,” Training, April 1992, pp. 34–36.