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Posted By Aaron Marcelli on June 18, 2009

Here are some random journal entries I made about the subject of confidence.

Whatever you do, do it with confidence.  Be sure of who you are and what you are doing.  The moment you begin to doubt yourself you loose who you really are.

The only two things a person needs to succeed in this life are ignorance and confidence.  The world steps aside for the man who acts like he thinks he knows what he’s doing.

People treat you differently when you act with confidence.  It’s not just what you do; how you do it speaks just as loud.  If you do something wrong but do it with confidence, people are more likely to doubt that you are wrong than correct your wrong doing.

Confidence is thinking you could do anything.  God can do anything.  Being in Christ should give us great confidence.

What is the difference in confidence and faith?

Confidence can be shown by holding eye contact, by not tailing off at the end of a sentence, or by simply being quiet at the after making a statement, not feeling the need to justify or explain it as though others skepticism somehow lessons its validity.

Confidence is a balance.  It’s not arrogance.  It’s not rambling about how great we are.  Confidence does not brag on itself because it does not feel it has to convince others for what it knows to be truth to be so.

These are just some ideas I wrestled with and wrote out several months back.  As weird as it sounds I was feeling led to build up my confidence.  And that’s an interesting task.  I mean, there’s not really a whole lot of 5 step plan books on getting confidence.  I knew what it looked like and how it works for others, but was not sure on how to get some of it.  So I prayed, which has worked some.  I still doubt myself sometimes or sense myself being intimidated by others, but for the most part I have come to realize I am called by God.  The One who can do anything He wants wants me, so why should I sit in a corner with insecurities.

It also helped when I realized everyone else is human just like me.  Yes there are people who are extremely gifted, talented, trained, and educated, but they are still people, they still make mistakes, and I am slapping God in the face if I tell Him I’m not as good or worthy as they are.  And just because those people are not me, does not mean they are against me.  Humans really do root for each other a lot and almost always we want others to have confidence in themselves.  It is just as awkward to be the one who observes a singer, speaker, or actor who gets up and hangs their head, stumbles over themselves, and is obviously filled with self doubt.  We would much prefer they stand up straight, throw their shoulders back, and deliver like they are sure of themselves and what they are doing.  Just because you are more talented than someone in a certain area does not mean you have to hide, downplay that talent, or assume they will be jealous of you.  If we would all be sure of ourselves, we would step with confidence, accomplish more, and not seek our esteem from needing the approval of others.

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