I talk a lot in this blog about knowing your identity. Self-awareness is an important and dominant human characteristic to me because it is the essence of all of our thoughts and actions. Being self-aware is what enables us to have confidence in ourselves and also to doubt ourselves. If you ever want to develop yourself and your identity into an ideal state it takes self-confidence. The kicker, as Cathy McCullough writes, “is that we rarely gain it (self-confidence) when things are going at a steady pace” (2007). Essentially, we cannot gain confidence in ourselves without first failing along the way. Life is full of ups and downs and when we err is when we learn the most about ourselves and our surroundings. Self-confidence is not just the feeling we have when we know that we can succeed; it is also the feeling we have when we know that we will survive any mistakes we make. From my perspective, keeping things the way they are for fear of failure will stunt any growth you wish to make.
References
McCullough, C. (2007, December). Developing YOU! T + D 61(12), 64-65,67. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from Proquest Database.
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