Quotes About Confidence

Speakership is the ultimate personal development vehicle, and the confidence and focus that comes from being the master of your internal state is possibly its greatest reward.

It takes courage and conviction to succeed in the spotlight.

Speaking is the live test of leadership orientation.

All you need is twenty seconds of insane courage and I promise you something great will come of it.

What matters is that the unconscious brain knows when the body is capable of achieving the goals of the conscious mind and communicates this knowledge to consciousness in the form of the feeling of confidence. Therefore, the primary objective of training for every competitive runner should be to develop confidence in her ability to achieve her race goals.

to turn pro." "It bothers me that so many runners feel they somehow don't deserve to take the sport all the way and find out how good they can be," I said. "I wish more folks with average talent would just go for it.

If you ever fall for a woman, make sure she's got balls.

Positive thinking" cannot be used effectively as a patch or a crutch to the same old self-image. In fact, it is literally impossible to really think positively about a particular situation as long as you hold a negative concept of your "self." And numerous experiments have shown that once the concept of self is changed, other things consistent with the new concept of self are accomplished easily and without strain.

Remember no one really cares what you look like. They care what they look like. You are the only person in the world to have worried about your face.

I used to worry about fitting in until I realized the reason I didn't fit in was because I didn't want to.

The most powerful moment in life is when you decide not to be scared anymore.

If you aim to be something you are not, you will always fail. Aim to be you. Aim to look and act and think like you. Aim to be the truest version of you. Embrace that you-ness. Endorse it. Love it. Work hard at it. And don't give a second thought when people mock it or ridicule it. Most gossip is envy in disguise. Keep your head down. Keep your stamina. Keep swimming...

Feeling you lack things doesn't make you less complete.

If one advances confidently,' Thoreau had written in Walden, 'in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams,' Thoreau had said. 'Live the life you've imagined.

Don't let anyone or anything make you feel you aren't enough.

Don't say yes to things you wish you had the confidence to say no to.

When you have worries about things you don't know about, like the future, it's a very good idea to remind yourself of things you do know.

Ignore idiots with narrow definitions od beauty. They are blind to life's imperfect wonder.

so we need quite quickly to learn how to be happy with not having society's unrealistic version of the 'best' body, and a bit happier with having our body

If you aim to be something you are not, you will always fail. Aim to be you. Aim to look and act and think like you. Aim to be the truest version of you. Embrace that you-ness. Endorse it. Love it. Work hard at it. And don't give a second thought when people mock it or ridicule it.

If people pick on you, they see something inside you that they are scared of. Something special, which they might not have, which shines out of you like a jewel.

Ratings are no sign of worth. Never judge yourself on them. To be liked by everyone you would have to be the blandest person ever. William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest writer of all time. He has a mediocre 3.7 average on Goodreads.

Wow. Really? You have yourself in quite high esteem there, Nora.' 'Shouldn't I? I mean, shouldn't everyone? What's wrong with self-esteem?