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What is a common misconception about becoming self-confident?
What is a common misconception about becoming self-confident?
- It means living fearlessly (correct)
- It entails complete comfort in all situations
- It only involves doing what one is already good at
- It requires avoiding any form of vulnerability
Why does confidence fail to expand beyond a certain point?
Why does confidence fail to expand beyond a certain point?
- Because of a lack of willingness to hold on to it
- Because fear of the new and unknown grows (correct)
- Because of a resistance to vulnerability
- Due to a lack of comfort
How does the text suggest confidence can grow?
How does the text suggest confidence can grow?
- By embracing vulnerability and being willing to sit with the unknown (correct)
- By avoiding fear and staying within one's comfort zone
- By constantly seeking new challenges and never being without confidence
- By only doing what one is already good at without exploring new areas
What is emphasized as necessary for building confidence?
What is emphasized as necessary for building confidence?
What is highlighted as the key factor that builds confidence from the ground up?
What is highlighted as the key factor that builds confidence from the ground up?
The key to building confidence is being willing to let ______ be present as we do the things that matter to us.
The key to building confidence is being willing to let ______ be present as we do the things that matter to us.
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 ______.
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 ______.
Building confidence inevitably demands that we make friends with ______ because it is the only way to be without confidence for a while.
Building confidence inevitably demands that we make friends with ______ because it is the only way to be without confidence for a while.
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.
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.
The biggest misconception about becoming self-confident is that it means living ______.
The biggest misconception about becoming self-confident is that it means living ______.
