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By: Pistachio Consulting Inc. » Can They Eat You?

Pistachio Consulting Inc. » Can They Eat You? — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:42:08 +0000

[...] This post is a good musing on confidence, but what really caught my eye was comment #6 by Marina of Sufficient Thrust. She relates: [...]

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Powerful Strategy For Seo « Metode de promovare — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:07:02 +0000

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By: Karen Zara

Karen Zara — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:30:13 +0000

“Are YOU confident? What are you tactics for feeling more confident? If you’re not very confident, how has that affected your days?”

Unfortunately, I’m not very confident. It affects many aspects of my life — even my online projects. I often have (seemingly) good ideas, but I don’t put them in practice because I’m afraid no one will be interested. However, I’m trying to overcome this problem. :)

By: Clintus McGintus

Clintus McGintus — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:02:26 +0000

Confidence is key in my book. In everything you do you must be confident in both yourself and in what it is your doing. Otherwise no one will take you serious and you’ll be wasting your time.

By: Dayngr

Dayngr — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:27:42 +0000

I have zero issues with confidence. None. I find that so many people do though.

I agree with Rick M. “Confidence can be circumstantial”. You can be totally confident in one area and lacking in another.

For me, I found that one sure way to destroy confidence was to appear unsure. In my former occupation as a tech intructor I never used the words “I don’t know” if I didn’t know the answer. That was a surefire way to lose my classes confidence in me. If I didn’t know an answer, I always used “that is an excellent question” and later researched it and got back to the student.

By: Can They Eat You? « Great Presentations Mean Business

Can They Eat You? « Great Presentations Mean Business — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:17:16 +0000

[...] 2, 2007 Can They Eat You? Posted by Laura Athavale Fitton under confidence This post is a good musing on confidence, but what really caught my eye was comment #6 by Marina of Sufficient Thrust. She [...]

By: Coop

Coop — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:01:00 +0000

The easiest way to instantly feel more confident – smile. Seriously, if you are feeling vulnerable a simple smile will do wonders.

Also maintaining eye contact with your audience is a small but effective way to boost confidence.

By: Is Bluff Good Enough? « Anna’s Attic

Is Bluff Good Enough? « Anna’s Attic — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:21:14 +0000

[...] Is Bluff Good Enough? Posted by Anna under musings Since reading Chris’ post Confidence Matters More Than Anything, I’ve been thinking about confidence. I’m not a confident person, but people think I [...]

By: Daniele Rossi

Daniele Rossi — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:06:45 +0000

I also read “The Game” but, like Chris, found it to be more like a bag of tricks. You just simply need to be confident. Even if you fake it (I guess that’s why The Game suggests to wear ridiculous outfits). Though I realize now the bag of tricks can be applied to blogging and podcasting when building an audience.

I’ve stuttered all my life so my confidence is really hampered by the fact that I appear unintelligent despite what I’m taking about! the only thing I do to help me feel confident is knowing what I’m talking about. For example, I’m not nervous in job interviews because I know what my skills are and can prove them. No need to fake confidence there! If I’m talking to a hot girl, my confidence depends on how friendly she is (I know, very anti-TheGame of me).

By: Lisa Gates

Lisa Gates — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:27:50 +0000

Chris, this makes me think of my mantra, “put the cart before the horse.” Walking out in front of yourself, despite the cautions, the gremlins, your experience, your education, the predictions, you name it. There simply comes a time when you have to claim it, and do it.