Author Marianne Williamson said , “ Your playing small does not serve the world . There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won ’ t feel insecure around you .”
What ’ s the secret to becoming more confident ? Don ’ t try to act more confident ; become more confident . Stop comparing yourself with others . When you see someone in a group who appears more confident than you , it ’ s easy to feel inferior . When you feel inferior , it ’ s easy to act like you ’ re secure when you ’ re not . You believe you ’ ve convinced the other person of your confidence because you ’ ve played that role so many times . But they sense that something ’ s not right . They might not recognize it on a conscious level , but they usually detect the presence of a counterfeit . Here are seven signs that you ’ re truly confident :
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