Self-Confidence: Learning to Trust Yourself
Self-confidence is often described as "believing in yourself". While this sounds reassuring, it only tells part of the story. We often think of confidence as something built through success, ability, or achievement. Yet, many capable people continue to doubt themselves while others appear highly confident despite feeling deeply insecure beneath the surface. Perhaps the more meaningful question is not whether we believe in ourselves, but what allows us to trust ourselves.
React or Respond
Why do we sometimes feel that an emotion can take control of our lives in such a way that it inhibits our ability to think, affecting our behaviour and even our bodily functions? The aim of this short article is to try to shed some light on how to control our emotions in the framework of the never-ending internal dispute regarding how we react and/or respond to internal and/or external stimuli.