Most people live within their little bubble of comfort zone and rarely leave it. I think confidence is not a lack of fear, but more of a lack of insecurity. That when you are in a new situation, you trust yourself explicitly to do a good job.
When you suck at something or don't have a lot of experience in it, it's difficult to be confident. I don't know. I think it's a weird, paradoxical subject.
Like me with my personal training business right now. I don't have a lot of experience in teaching people what to do. I'm completely new and in the dark about the smallest of business details.
It's frightening going into a person's house and talking about nutrition and battling with them about their myths and poor habits when I don't really have any experience to back it up. I really don't know what I'm doing. Is that confidence? I dunno.
I'm confident for doing it and keeping with it, but if I'm going to be 1000% honest with you guys - it's a scary experience. So it can go either way.
The bottom line in my mind is constantly making steps towards what is in your best interest. That will lead to greater confidence, greater inner resources, great wisdom and all that stuff.
I don't know what confidence really is, but I think moving towards that goal and overcoming those inner obstacles and inner blocks has something to do with it. Being honest with yourself.
True, but to the man or woman who undertakes new stuff all the time, you build confidence in your adaptability and ability to master new things. While unnerving to begin, confidence is developed with practice.