The Philosophy of Confidence and Competence

In a skill, you don't want to fake confidence, it has to be real and the way you get real confidence is through competence.

It's through the ability to say, you know what I have an undeniable proof that I am who I say I am...

Each of us, through experience or study, has built up useful knowledge on certain areas of the world. Some areas are understood by most of us, while some areas require a lot more specialty to evaluate. 

It is important to honestly define what we know and stick to those areas. 

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To be a stronger leader, you need to practice self-confidence. If you’re always second-guessing yourself and feeling shy around your coworkers, they won’t follow you.

Confident leaders have a strong sense of self and rarely express self-doubt. They understand who they are...