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What is confidence?

ripples on the surface of water with the words "Is confidence luck or a choice?"

Confidence is the state of feeling certain of yourself and sure of your abilities. It’s a quiet inner knowledge that you're capable.

Confidence comes from the Latin word ”fidere” which means “to trust:” trust your skill, your knowledge, your preparation.

One could argue that we are born with confidence and that we learn to be unconfident, based on the messages we heard or created about our self-worth. So, revert to your original confidence or create a new one. 

While we may have learned our type of confidence at a very young age, our current confidence is a matter of choice, not luck. Do we choose thoughts that nurture confidence or ones that dismantle it? You choose your thoughts. No one is thinking your thoughts for you so notice what you’re thinking and take charge. 

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