You can't convince someone else - whether it's a potential employer, a loan officer at the car dealership, or someone you've been crushing on - that you're amazing and terrific if you don't actually think you are.
Interpretation
Self-belief is essential to persuade others about your worth.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-confidence in interactions with others. If you do not believe in your own value and abilities, it will be challenging to influence others, such as employers or romantic interests, to see you in a positive light as well.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire confidence in young adults.
One of the best things about life—a reason not to go blindly after one goal and one goal only—is that sometimes it will take you to something that is way cooler than anything you would have consciously set out to do in the first place.
When your goal is to gain experience, perspective, and knowledge, failure is no longer a possibility
You don't get taken seriously by asking someone to take you seriously. You’ve got to show up and own it. If this is a man’s world, who cares? I’m still really glad to be a girl in it.
No matter where you are in life, you'll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.
No army has ever done so much with so little.
I believe confidence is all about being positive concerning what you can do -- and not worrying over what you can't do. A confident person is open to learning, because she knows that her confidence allows her to walk through life's doorways, eager to discover what waits on the other side. She knows that every new unknown is a chance to learn more about herself and unleash her abilities.
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
I know what I want when I start a marathon: to win! But what do you want? Make sure you're clear in advance and don't go out too fast.
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