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confidence, what it is and what it isn’t
what do you believe you deserve in this life? if someone with the authority to give you exactly what you want asked you to tell them what exactly it is that you want, what would be your answer?
this might seem like a runaround question, but its answer reveals who you truly are. or, at the very least, what you’ve staked your confidence in.
the way life has unfolded for me, confidence has always been a game of faith. by this, i mean that the greater my faith that i would be able to handle a situation; that i would be able to get through rocky waters; that i would indeed slay the beast; only served to increase the chances that i would actually succeed in my endeavors. it also helps that i aggressively hate losing.
you know what they say, losing is for suckers.
if life is set on punching you time after time after time, do…
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