With confidence, everything is possible.
A friend asked how I remain consistently confident when others are indifferent to my message. People in sales often ask the same question. They are befuddled by people they encounter, who can benefit from their offerings, but don’t seem interested. … Continued
When we desire protection from a perceived, non-physical threat are we really saying that we lack confidence in our own abilities? Before we delve into that question more deeply, I want you to know that I lost a political battle … Continued
Is it possible to be critical of one’s self and still be confident? The short answer is ‘yes.’ The subject came up at lunch with a friend. I mentioned that someone expressed amazement at my ability to examine my own … Continued
Life becomes easy when you are confident being you…warts and all. While I’ve known this for quite some time, I was reminded of it when I complimented a friend on the improvement in her public speaking prowess. She responded “It’s … Continued
When I talk to people about letting go of the outcome, they all agree logically. Emotionally, they find the concept hard to embrace. Here’s why. Finality myth As human beings our natural tendency is to view an outcome as being … Continued
Normally we associate the ability to focus with success and productivity, but can it trigger bouts of doubt and a hit to our confidence? The simple answer is “Yes,” it can. Doubt A business owner didn’t see a way to … Continued
“It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking to my receptionist, my sales force or me, I’ve never seen anyone who can get people to buy into his ideas as quickly as you do.” The CEO who made this observation piqued my … Continued
Perfection is an ideal to which many of us aspire. The good news is that we’ll never attain it. Now, if you’re thinking “that’s good news?”, you’re not alone. The vast majority of us would consider perfection what we’d all … Continued
I’m not suggesting that confident people aren’t caring, but that they don’t care about things that keep many of us awake at night. To avoid confusion, let’s explore each of these topics separately. Caring Confident people are caring people. They … Continued
I recently stumbled across the old ghostbusters theme song and wondered, during periods of doubt, who, or what, are you going to call upon? Who I’m sure that if I asked, you could within seconds name a few people that … Continued