So true. I think often there's also the tendency to swing from one extreme to the other i.e. not speaking up at all and saying quiet (then getting really frustrated) to letting it all explode in one go. Confidence in your own voice takes time to build, it doesn't just come over night... practice, practice, practice
Wise words my friend.I've definitely been guilty of that swing!. It's also not unusual in my experience for some of the people who you see as being the most confident in a group or team to actually be the ones that struggle the most with things like self-esteem, very much like it's a mask or coping mechanism but not their true self at all. Practice makes progress and all that ;-)
So true. I think often there's also the tendency to swing from one extreme to the other i.e. not speaking up at all and saying quiet (then getting really frustrated) to letting it all explode in one go. Confidence in your own voice takes time to build, it doesn't just come over night... practice, practice, practice
Wise words my friend.I've definitely been guilty of that swing!. It's also not unusual in my experience for some of the people who you see as being the most confident in a group or team to actually be the ones that struggle the most with things like self-esteem, very much like it's a mask or coping mechanism but not their true self at all. Practice makes progress and all that ;-)
Love this - true confidence doesn't shout, it whispers.
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