Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Confidence in oneself must be grounded in reality and facts rather than delusion.
- In plain terms
- Believe in yourself, but make sure that belief is true.
- What can you take from it?
- Base your self-confidence on actual abilities.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What facts support your confidence?
- How do you verify your abilities?
Another view
Sometimes facts are unclear or changing, making fact-based confidence hard.
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