If I tell you I'm good, you would probably think I'm boasting, If I tell you I'm no good, You know I'm lying.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Confidence is paradoxical; claiming it looks like boasting, denying it looks like lying.
- In plain terms
- It is hard to speak honestly about your abilities without seeming arrogant or dishonest.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept the paradox of communicating confidence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you show confidence without words?
- When is humility a barrier?
Another view
Sometimes clear communication requires direct statements.
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