Confidence

Confidence can be defined as full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing. Or it is the belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance.


So are you really Confident in yourself? Do you really believe in your own abilities?

I recently learned that I am confident about 80% of the time but there are those 20% times when I feel inferior to others or not good enough. Now maybe those percents waiver here and there but that was the quick numbers I came up with. I learned that in certain situations I will put my self down or get scared and not realize how great I really am. Now I am not writing this to "toot" my own horn (side note: my horn sounds like a big vessels horn, and when I say "toot my own horn," I hold up my right hand as if pulling a string and pull it down twice while making the noise.) but to be honest with my self and others. I know that I have been blessed with many talents, from being artistic to computer savey and  many others, but there are those times when I just don't feel like I am worth it.

For instance at my job, I am the newbie, the low man on the totem pole and recently something went wrong with our monthly numbers and it had to do with my invoicing. I was taught a certain way to invoice and I do just that, no changes, no additions, I do exactly how I was taught. Well this problem came up and it came back on me, and the first thing that ran through my mind was, "O whatever, I am so great, I know I did this right..." haha I wish but no, what went through my mind was, "O crap I guess I did this wrong and I messed up big numbers, I am going to be fired." AKA low confidence in myself! So I was ready to get sent home. 

This is not how we should live. God created us to be wonderful and confident. He made us in his image and we should be happy for how he made us and what he made us for! You should be confident because no matter what happens God has a plan, whether you get fired from your job for a dumb mistake...which by the way I DID NOT, I still have a job!...or a boy/girl dumps you, He has a plan, so be confident in that! Be confident that no matter what, God has got your back and it will turn out great! You will get another job, you will get another boy/girl friend and life will be great!!!

So today I am going to change that percentage to 98% haha cause lets be honest there will still be those time when I feel less then my best, but that is when I will turn to God for help!

A favorite quote of mine says this, " No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent." By Eleanor Roosevelt. I think that is a good one to remember when put in a situation where you are feeling not confident.