Caravellum

Confidence is a very difficult emotion to truly observe. The Oxford Dictionary defines confidence as the following:

A belief in your own ability to do things and be successful

More often than not, I feel that the confidence I view in others is a product of the lack of confidence I have in myself. My own little theory of relativity. If I am nervous before a presentation, all others suddenly appear to be totally at ease with it.

Saying that, if I feel more comfortable with being able to complete a task, it is rarely due to confidence in my own ability. Rather, it is more often caused by a belief that the task is ‘easy’, and that everybody would be able to do it regardless of how long I have practiced it. Maybe something for a therapist to consider.

So, the most confident person I know is usually whoever stands in direct comparison to me during an activity I feel unprepared for. Perhaps they feel the same about me.