“Being confident is not always the same as being good at something”?
That interesting statement appeared recently on another blog, My Life with Angels, which in turn was responding to a post by Maggie Stiefvater.
On several occasions I have touched on the issue of whether being good at something is a key way to develop self confidence or healthy self esteem. My favourite, How to Build Self Confidence Through Activity, looks at examples of children being taught karate, ballet and magic tricks. I expressed doubt at the choices of ballet or karate, as many fall by the wayside. Unless you reach a certain level of competence neither activity will develop self confidence.
Whilst success at an activity can help with self confidence, the argument from the other bloggers was you don’t have to first attain success or accomplishment to feel self confident. [click to continue…]
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