In this post, you will know what is the difference between confidence and overconfidence? Confidence Vs Overconfidence. Characteristics of a confident person and an overconfident person, And How Can you Increase your self-confidence.
Table of Content
- Why is confidence important?
- Difference between confidence and overconfidence
- Characteristics of a confident personality
- Characteristics of a very confident personality
- Effect of overconfidence in the workplace
- How You Can Increase Your Self Confidence
- Can We Increase our confidence?
- 10 Ways By Which You Can Increase Your Confidence
- Why Does Confidence Decrease?
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Why is confidence important?
Confidence is very important in life. Confidence is to believe in yourself, recognize your value. If you are confident, then people also believe in you. Confidence is attractive. The biggest reason for success helps to connect well with others. A confident person usually feels happy. Your self-confidence creates a positive attitude. And with a positive view, not only do you create your bright future, but you are also a source of inspiration for others.
Difference between confidence and overconfidence
People often confuse overconfidence with confidence, but there is a thin line separating the two. Confidence is when we feel sure about our actions and take the right decision. We believe in our ability to do something and believe in ourselves. On the other hand, overconfidence is overconfidence in our abilities, ignoring the fact that we can be wrong. It is rooted in feelings of insecurity; when we want to hide self-doubt, we become very confident. Overconfidence often leads to arrogance and poor decision making.
Confidence Vs Overconfidence Example
“I can do it!” They are confident.
“Only I can do it!” This is overconfidence.
Overconfidence occurs when a person believes he is right every time.
Here are some defining features to help you differentiate between a confident and very confident personality:
Characteristics of a confident personality
- You are not trying to prove anything.
- You do not want recognition or seek the attention of others.
- You are not afraid, to tell the truth.
- You show courage, and people automatically notice.
- You are true to yourself.
- They focus on their strengths.
Characteristics of a very confident personality
- You like talking more than listening.
- You have gone out to prove your point to others.
- You are highly concerned about what people think of you.
- You cannot accept your weaknesses or failures.
- You are not always your authentic self around others.
This thus leads to overconfidence effects, which encourages us to overestimate our knowledge and ability to make some predictions. Planning confusion is an example of overconfidence, where we overestimate the time to complete a task.
Effect of overconfidence in the workplace
- It is important to understand the difference between confidence and overconfidence, especially when you want to build professional relationships and achieve success in the workplace.
- When you have overconfidence, then you feel you are better than others and your decision is final. This has the effect that you will take unnecessary risks because you want to prove your point.
- You feel that you have control over the situations. This is especially harmful when you are in the business of investing; you over-evaluate situations and fail to accurately assess risk factors.
- You underestimate the time to complete a task. You may procrastinate and cannot meet your deadline.
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How You Can Increase Your Self Confidence
Confidence is such a word that on hearing it, a powerful feeling awakens. Remember those moments when your Self Confidence has decreased, such as when speaking in a group, during an interview, while speaking on a forum. Self-confidence makes you different from others. Learn 10 Best Tips to Increase Your Confidence Self Confidence.
Can We Increase our confidence?
No person is educated, is not knowledgeable, is not beautiful, does not matter. Even if your Confidence is 0 now, you can increase it by 100%.
10 Ways By Which You Can Increase Your Confidence
- Don’t Compare Yourself With Others
A shirt) is unnecessary to fit all the people. If those shirts do not fit, will they stop wearing the shirt? Friends, this is our biggest mistake. We compare ourselves to people who are adept at something and lose their self-confidence because they can do what we cannot do… Can Shahrukh Khan become Sonu Nigam or Sonu Nigam Shahrukh Khan? Think! - Keep Yourself Motivated
If you have not seen the film ‘Lagaan’ then you must watch it, in which Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) is so confident that he defeats the officers of the British Government. In cricket, I was very practising and professional. While cricket was new for Bhuvan and his teammates, there was a lot of confidence in Bhuvan and he continued to Motivate all his teammates and in the end, they won with enthusiasm and enthusiasm. If Bhuvan had not increased the confidence of his teammates, would he have won the match? Think! You may not get Bhuvan, but you can tell yourself that you can. You will. All is easy. Keep encouraging yourself. - Keep Learning New Skills Everyday
Always keep learning. Never stop learning. Make a habit of this thing because of which your effervescence will increase and your confidence will continue to increase. Friends, no one is perfect, but as we learn, we get updated, our confidence level increases. If you don’t know English, learn English, learn sports that interest you, and much more, that will keep you updated. You do not need to be perfect in these things, just learning will increase your Confidence. - Dare to Do Something
Do the things that you are nervous about while doing, like giving a speech on stage, meeting a big officer (who is in a prominent position), going to a big party, etc. Initially, you may feel a little uncomfortable, but put this voice inside you (i.e., repeat it in your mind that if you want to do it) when you try a little, then your confidence will increase so much that one day you will automatically You will be amazed. - Don’t Be panic when you make mistakes
If there is a human being, then it cannot be done, that he has made no mistake, If there is no mistake then he is not a human being. The biggest speaker also says something wrong while speaking, and immediately corrects his mistake or ignores it with some humour and continues his speech back with the same confidence. When we do not do any work just because we make a mistake, this is our Confidence Lose and we do not even try. So leave these things and do what you want to do. Try! - Should Make A habit of helping Other
Do any work in which you are an expert or know that work, and if someone wants your help in that work then definitely do it. This will also increase your respect and confidence, and you will become more confident in what you know. - Dressing Sense matters
Your dressing also makes a difference in your confidence. This does not mean that you buy very expensive clothes, but whenever you go to any program, meeting, party, seminar, etc., your dress should be the same. You will feel when you use a good dressing Sense, you feel confident yourself. - Punctuality
Doing any work on its scheduled time or doing it at the right time is called the ban of time, Make a habit of doing every work on time-this will not waste your time and will increase your confidence label in you. People with Time Punctuality increase their confidence and together, win the trust of others. - Exercise & Yoga
Yoga and exercise keep your body healthy—running away from ecstasy gives energy, and are always full of passion and confidence. - Habit Of Reading Book
Make a habit of reading books. Reading wonderful books not only increases knowledge but also develops personality, and increases the power to understand your thinking. Positive Thinking is formed and Self Confidence is formed.
Why Does Confidence Decrease?
Our family, people around us, friends, relatives, etc—all influence our confidence. In fact, it is a mental cognition. When any negative reaction is done on any of our work or any Act, then our belief in ourselves (Believe) decreases and our mind starts to believe that ‘I cannot do this work’.
But when you are unsuccessful in some work, then you will get negative comments, but some people settle it in their mind so much that the feeling of negativity in them becomes home.
Even after listening to many failures). Even after listening to negative comments, they have the determination that I will be successful. Such people are full of Confidence.
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This post was previously published on Medium.
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