Thread by @Insights_ias

Do you ever feel under-confident in life? That you may not be ‘good enough’ to achieve a goal that you had dreamt of? As a #UPSC aspirant,do you get overwhelmed about the huge competition? With each passing attempt,is your confidence getting eroded? How to be confident? A thread:

Cambridge dictionary defines confidence as “the quality of being certain of your abilities,having trust in people,plans & the future.”We would love for certainty regarding our future,right?That we’ll clear the exam & things will go exactly as planned.But does that happen often?No

Are you uncertain about your abilities? Do you constantly doubt yourself? When you see others do well at something that you’re struggling with, do you lose confidence? The antidote? Stop comparing yourself to others. You are unique. We all have different starting points in life.

You may be good at something else. Raise your self-awareness; understand your strengths & weaknesses. Work on further strengthening your strengths, and on improving upon your weaknesses.Remember, the ability to do something can always be acquired with practice.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.

“Beethoven said that it’s better to hit the wrong note confidently,than hit the right note unconfidently.Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself;we are all students in this life, there is always something more to learn.”Mike Norton

TRUST YOURSELF, your mentors, your plans & stop second guessing yourself on every decision. Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities. You can always become better at things with dedication & practice! Practice enhances your skill which increases your self-confidence.

“I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
Henry David Thoreau

March ahead with confidence in life!