10 Questions
What is a common misconception about becoming self-confident?
It means living fearlessly
Why does confidence fail to expand beyond a certain point?
Because fear of the new and unknown grows
How does the text suggest confidence can grow?
By embracing vulnerability and being willing to sit with the unknown
What is emphasized as necessary for building confidence?
Being without confidence at times and facing vulnerability
What is highlighted as the key factor that builds confidence from the ground up?
The courage of stepping into fear and sitting with the unknown
The key to building confidence is being willing to let ______ be present as we do the things that matter to us.
fear
When we establish some self-confidence in something, it feels good. We want to stay there and hold on to it. But if we only go where we feel confident, then confidence never expands beyond that. If we only do the things we know we can do well, fear of the new and unknown tends to ______.
grow
Building confidence inevitably demands that we make friends with ______ because it is the only way to be without confidence for a while.
vulnerability
But the only way confidence can grow is when we are willing to be without it. When we can step into fear and sit with the unknown, it is the courage of doing so that builds confidence from the ______ up.
ground
The biggest misconception about becoming self-confident is that it means living ______.
fearlessly
Test your knowledge on the key concepts of building self-confidence and overcoming fear. Learn about the misconception between confidence and fearlessness, and how confidence grows by facing fears. Explore how staying in a comfort zone limits confidence expansion.
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