Courage is taking risks, persisting, falling down, and getting back up. Repeat. This doesn’t require confidence, it is what builds confidence. Don’t wait around for confidence, it’s not a precursor to success. And, it comes in moments of time. Confidence is not a static destination, it grows and it ebbs and flows, yes even for the most confident among us.
The earliest example of this is the baby learning to walk. She doesn’t wait until she has confidence, that comes later after many attempts and fails, then mastery.
I believe we are born with courage, but life and people often knock it out of us. We need to return to this courageous state of being. In this mindset, we can be unstoppable, free to try anything, invested yet unattached to the outcome, thereby exposing ourselves to the potential for great self-confidence.
We know that through persistence and hard work, we can attain that experience of confidence.
Reach out to me if you continue to be tripped up by too much self-doubt. It can creep in during a life transition, or when you are stretching out of your comfort zone.