Quotes About Confidence

When they're faced with new challenges, they think, "I can do this.

Their operating principle is, "Look out world—here I come.

self-identity ("This is who I am and the only way I feel confident, competent, and in control").

Ask managers or salespeople, "What's the biggest mistake you can make?" and often they'll say, "Asking for too much." But they're wrong—because in reality, the biggest mistake you can make is to ask for too little.

Something I know about seemingly confident people, and especially people who work in large companies, is that often they're more afraid of making a mistake than they are of wanting to do something right. (That's especially true for managers or CEOs in their mid-forties, and even truer if they're men.) That's because they're afraid of being pounced on if things go badly and afraid of the hit their self-esteem will take if they screw up.

But what happens if we look back for support and don't get it? We become less confident about stepping into the unknown. We succeed less and fail more. We move two steps forward and three steps back.

This proves I'm totally worthless" leads to despair and loss of confidence, while "I can't stand when I act that way" can lead to wisdom and determination.

Since self-defeating behavior goes back to the childhood experience of being alone and defenseless, it is easier to overcome it in adulthood if you get support from other people. The actual role your helpers play doesn't matter. They can assist you directly, provide moral support or agree to hold you accountable for the changes you vow to make. What's important is that you know you're not alone. This will strengthen your confidence and determination.

BPR and state highway engineers had enormous confidence in their own expertise, but they were unprepared for the upsurge of citizen opposition to the urban interstates.

And I know I can do this because I went to London on my own, and because I solved the mystery…and I was brave and I wrote a book and that means I can do anything.

To show them who you are.

What's true about you is what God says about you. Not what your mirror says. Not what your past says.

On October 23, 1963, Barefoot in the Park opened on Broadway. Just before his extremely nervous cast took the stage, Nichols gathered them for a final pep talk. "Everybody relax," Redford says he told them. "You know your positions, you know your laughs, you know your lines, you know where the comfort zones are. So enjoy yourselves, and remember: Everything depends on tonight.

The quickest way to improve the self-esteem of everyone in America would be to hire professional photographers to work at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Father Knows Best" started as a radio sitcom in 1949 as "Father Knows Best?" When it moved to TV in 1954, the producers were apparently more confident in dad's wisdom and the question mark was left behind.

THOU ART NO THOR!

What's a matter Chris? You shitting yourself? You should be!

Go ahead, bub. Make some kind of joke.

Expecting the best is not about always being right. It is about a belief in yourself and in your team.

To see your-self you must first be yourself, to be your-self you must first know yourself, and to know your-self you must first love your-self more than anything in the world."-Mark Miller

Wise, spiritual faith—the kind I'm advocating—is a commitment of trust based on solid, though incomplete, evidence that we're believing in the right things and moving in the best direction.

Ambiguity is more convincing than certainty.

Considerable self-confidence was an understatement. People knew when he entered a room… He tipped the boat. You had to scramble to keep your equilibrium.

Every writer has doubts. The only way to dispel them is to write.