Confidence, Questioning and the Key?

Truth is, my confidence gets knocked as much as the next person and I have my self-doubt days. I said that to someone the other day and she was surprised. Sometimes the confident smile is just pasted on and there’s a whole lot of scrampling going on behind the scenes to hold everything together.

Actually, I think it's pretty normal for your confidence to wobble sometimes. I think the main thing is being kind when it happens and deciding what to do next.

What I’ve learned to do is remind myself about horrible stuff from the past. I'm not into sitting in pain - this just helps me remember that I’ve been here before, slumps will happen and they're temporary.

Sometimes I got through previous tough stuff with grace, patience and maturity. Other times I dragged myself through, complaining to anyone who’d listen and making more messes than I cleaned up.

But I still got through, thanks to all the mistakes, successes and total flukes I learned from along the way.

For me, confidence isn’t about doing something well or having all the answers. Really, a lot of the time, I don’t even understand the questions.

And I don’t need to. I just need to always remember that whatever happens, I’ll figure out a way to crawl, stumble or sail through.

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