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What is confidence? Is it the feeling of being better than others? Is it not being easily influenced
by others? Is it not caring about what others think about you? Understanding what is confidence
is important because naturally to gain confidence, we must first understand what it is.

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That is what confidence is, the belief that you are capable of doing something. When you have
confidence you believe that you have the ability to perform something successfully.

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Now let¶s go a little deeper into it. If having confidence means having the belief that you have
the capability to succeed at something, what does having belief mean? Belief is basically a strong
feeling of certainty you have about something. So having belief in your ability to succeed means
you feel quite certain that you can achieve success.

Let's put it all together. what is confidence? To have confidence ultimately means that you have
a feeling of certainty that you have the ability to succeed and can succeed in what you are
attempting. Now note that it states that you µhave a feeling of certainty¶ rather than µhave
certainty¶.

The reason I wanted to point this out is for it to be a reminder that there is no mention that
having confidence is being 
   of something. There are many people out there
that equate having self confidence to having absolute certainty. Well it¶s no wonder why they
always claim that they have no confidence, it¶s because all the while they have been seeking for
absolute certainty which doesn¶t really exist.
<rom this we can understand that confidence is actually all about perception. Confidence is not
based solely on actual facts, rather it is based more on opinion. Some people need more
references(indicators of obtaining succeed) for them to have a feeling of certainty about
achieving success, while others may feel certain of success despite having very little, if any
references to back them up. The things that make one person feel confident may not make
another feel the same way.

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In a nutshell, the difference between a person who has confidence and a person who doesn¶t have
confidence may only boil down to their individual perception. 2 persons may have the same level
of skill, experience, knowledge, ability, training etc but one may feel more confident than the
other because she perceives that her current level of ability is sufficient to achieve success while
the other person believes it isn¶t sufficient.

Both will never know for sure whether their current capabilities are adequate until they actually
attempt it for real. So by taking this into account for our daily lives, prepare as much as you can,
but to a certain extent, never let the perception of your confidence level stop you from attempting
anything.