You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop and look fear in the face. You must do the things you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt How do we become confident? Some may argue we are born with or without confidence. In other words, it is a personality trait. I can see this point when I look at my children throughout our years of homeschooling. My oldest son often felt right in his wrongness about why he had missed an algebra problem to the futile point of argument. My youngest son is rarely ruffled by life's ups and downs. They are similar to my husband, who constantly amazes me with his self-assured prowess. My middle son is most like me. He worries he won't do something right. In his case, he decides not to try. If someone else can do it better, he is more than willing to have someone else do it. I'm less that way. In fact, I would rather try and fail than ask for help most of the time.
Character Study: Confidence
Character Study: Confidence
Character Study: Confidence
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop and look fear in the face. You must do the things you think you cannot do. ~Eleanor Roosevelt How do we become confident? Some may argue we are born with or without confidence. In other words, it is a personality trait. I can see this point when I look at my children throughout our years of homeschooling. My oldest son often felt right in his wrongness about why he had missed an algebra problem to the futile point of argument. My youngest son is rarely ruffled by life's ups and downs. They are similar to my husband, who constantly amazes me with his self-assured prowess. My middle son is most like me. He worries he won't do something right. In his case, he decides not to try. If someone else can do it better, he is more than willing to have someone else do it. I'm less that way. In fact, I would rather try and fail than ask for help most of the time.