Common Sense Ideas for Becoming the Career Star You Are Meant to Be

Today is Monday, so this post is on self confidence.

I came across a great post on self confidence on the Mind Tools web site (www.mindtools.com/selfconf.html).  This post shows the difference in how self confident people differ from people lacking in self confidence.

Read on for a few examples…

Mind Tools.com on Self Confidence

Self confident people do what they believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize them for it.
Low self confidence people govern their behavior based on what other people think.

Self confident people take risks and go the extra mile to achieve extraordinary things.
Low self confidence people stay in their comfort zone, fear failure and avoid taking risks.

Self confident people admit their mistakes and learn from them
Low self confidence people work hard to cover up mistakes and hope that nobody notices them.

Self confident people do not seek and graciously accept compliments on their accomplishments.
Low self confidence people extol their own virtues as often as possible to as many people as possible.

Self confident people view challenges as opportunities to learn and grow.
Low self confidence people feel desperate when things don’t go exactly as planned.

Self confident people put a positive spin on negative things that happen (see my www.commonsenseguy.com blog post on resiliency on October 26, 2006).
People with low self confidence dwell on negative events and often use them as reasons to quit.

The article concludes with these points:

• “As you can see from these examples, low self-confidence can be self-destructive, and it often manifests itself as negativity. Self-confident people are generally more positive – they believe in themselves and their abilities, and they also believe in the wonders of living life to the full. They tend to be popular and enjoyable to be around. Their self-confidence makes them attractive, and their attractiveness is part of what attracts success.”

Great, common sense advice from the folks at Mind Tools.  I agree with them.  That’s why self confidence is the first point on the career star model.  High self confidence can create a self fulfilling prophecy that leads to success.  Low self confidence can create a self fulfilling prophecy that leads to failure.

That’s it for today.  Thanks for reading.  Log on to my website www.BudBilanich.com for more common sense.  Check out my other blogs: www.CareerSuperStar.com for common sense advice on becoming the life and career star you are meant to be; and www.CommonSenseDay.com to learn more about Use Your Common Sense Day -- November 4, and to read stories of common sense in action.

I’ll see you around the web, and at Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Bud

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