Confidence

Who is the most confident person you know?

I was going to give a response to this prompt when suddenly I decided to view a few responses first.

The third response just stared at me and I stared back in shock. In the post Now You See me written by Marya, almost every word spoke directly to me and seemed similar to what I had been thinking of writing.

What is confidence?

To be confident means to have a strong sense of self-assurance and belief in your abilities, qualities, and decisions. Confidence means trusting yourself, it means knowing your worth, even when things are uncertain or challenging. Confidence doesn’t mean you have all the answers or never feel fear; it means you move forward anyway, grounded in your inner strength.

Confidence shows up in how your speak, the way you carry yourself, take initiative, handle criticism, and respond to setbacks.

Confidence was never something I could brag about. I had the qualities but I didn’t know how to execute them. I’m proud of myself for taking time over the years to learn and grow in confidence.

Confidence is learned.

Having said that, the most confident person I know is of blessed memory, my late uncle’s wife; Mrs. Esta Mbazuan Charles-Ayede.

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Author: Emaistace

wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunty, friend. writing my everyday thoughts as they pop up.

14 thoughts on “Confidence”

  1. EMCA

    The most confident person I have ever known too. I have unconsciously picked up quite a lot from her life and times.

    Rest well, my dear Aunt ❤️

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    1. Yes, I think your mentioning it a lot affected my choice. She immediately came to mind when I saw the prompt.
      Meanwhile I noticed your blog isn’t live. We need to fix that

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  2. At first I had to blink twice to confirm the image I saw on the group chat. It’s a pleasant surprise and I am honoured and feel very validated in my “stubbornness” to read this post. Thank you so much Mimi. Mwuese kpishi!

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    1. As a matter of fact, I was going to mention you, saying she left some of that confidence with you. But I wanted to give the entire post to her.
      I’m glad you are honoured.
      Mo kpa mwuese

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