Let me talk about this "thing" called confidence - Real genuine confidence. First, a quote from a ve

Let me talk about this "thing" called confidence - Real genuine confidence. First, a quote from a very wise man: 1) You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve YOUR OWN love and affection .” - Gautama Buddha. Real genuine confidence does not try to prove. It does not seek attention to quench self-doubt, and exudes a natural charisma and magnetism. When you are genuinely confident you are naturally radiant and attractive. People love being around confident people because it rubs off on them too and gives them permission to be the same - confident. Confidence is not necessarily loud. In fact, it is very often quiet, yet it is not afraid to speak its truth or express itself freely when desired or appropriate. And what's the opposite of confidence? Arrogance. Arrogance is basically a compensation for feelings of inadequacy, whereas confidence comes from being self-valuing, self-validated, and having faith in yourself and your ability to cope. In closing let me say that we all have the power to improve our lives and the first thing that we have to do is to decide that we want to improve it. The power of choice is always in our hands. We have free will. We are powerful creators, far more powerful than we may yet be aware of. We can change, grow, evolve, heal and transform. We can blossom and bloom into all that we wish to be. In all of this, choice is our most powerful resource, more powerful even than our beliefs, for it's through choice that we can change those beliefs.