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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

  • interviews
  • introductions
  • self promotion

Putting it to work

  • let actions speak
  • avoid self label

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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