Following our previous post on ‘Why Showing Confidence is So Important‘, a key question for me is whether Confidence needs to be associated with a skill level of some sort, or can just be a general Confidence level.
I thus think there are two levels of confidence, and the second is much harder to achieve that the first:
- First level: confidence achieved through a high mastery of a particular skill. The confidence level stems from a demonstrable capability that is quite higher than most can achieve
- Second level: general confidence level, irrespective of a skill level. It can stem from a general confidence about life and that things will always turn for the better, or other sources such a religion. In any case, it comes from a much deeper belief.
I find that not so many people can reach the second level of confidence and it generally takes practice and exercise. Exercise your confidence to be able to use it more often and when you need it!
