10 Mar Some ramblings on the topic of confidence

This is a much more personal subject than I'm used to writing on this blog, so please bear with me. I was originally going to hold off writing this post until I had some real concrete things to talk about. But I figure now is as good a time as any to reflect on what I've learned so far. Please take everything you read below with a pretty large grain of salt, as I will not be linking to most references. I am writing what I have internalized from multiple sources over the past few years. Confidence is, it seems, something that some people are just naturally born with. We all know that someone in our life that knows how to handle just about any situation. They gracefully resolve conflict, speak with gentle authority, and have an emotional capacity like no other. Over the past 2-3 years, I've been doing a lot of casual research in the field of confidence. Confidence, or the lack of it, can manifest in so many various ways in life. It can affect our relationships. It can affect our work. It can affect our hobbies. It can affect how we deal with every-day situations.