General signs of self confidence
- Being willing to take risks and stretch beyond your comfort zone
- Standing up for your rights without stamping on the rights of others (being assertive)
- Admitting your mistakes and ensuring you have learnt lessons from them
- Doing things your way when you believe it to be right even if others disagree or criticize
- Accepting compliments graciously
General signs of low self confidence
- Confining yourself to your comfort zone for fear of failure
- Allowing other people to ‘lead’ your thinking instead of expressing your thoughts
- Covering up mistakes in the hope that you can fix the issue and no one notices
- Consistently doing what others expect or ask without voicing your own opinions
- Dismissing compliments as if they were not necessary
Whilst these may appear to be generalisations having worked with many different personality types quite often I have observed a mix of the two categories even in the most confident of individuals. It is, however, worthwhile knowing these signs and watching yourself. It helps to identify the feelings, thoughts and self doubt that are triggered based on environment, people and/or conversations.
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