Confidence Course

A Final Word If I had one last thought to share with you it would be this: Be Big.  Be big in your belief and big in your dreams.  Do not let anyone in this world tell you that you cannot do something.  Do not let the naysayers nor the negative or small thinkers try […]

The Ten Commandments of Building Confidence Confidence begins and ends with YOU.You have to start with the idea that you can do something or achieve great things.  The thought that you can be something bigger than you ever thought was possible is the Firestarter! What you think about …..you bring about!You are the sum total […]

Conclusion Sharing the Wealth   The Notion of being BIGin Belief   In writing this book about confidence, I realize I have probably left out so much that I wanted to say, but if I did, I will write the sequel and put the rest of it in the follow up edition!  But the most […]

The Confidence Course “Trust is the emotional freedom you give yourself to know that everything will work out just fine”                                                                                                             Dr. Robert K. Winters  Trust  ……..The Seventh Layer The final layer to our Confidence Pyramid is the crown jewel of confidence and that is the element of trust.  The reason that I call […]

The Confidence Course “The biggest commitment you must keep is the commitment to yourself”                                                                                                                                                 Neale Donald Walsch Commitment ……..The Sixth Layer The sixth layer of our confidence pyramid is the component of commitment.  When we speak of commitment, we are generally speaking of relationships and the commitment we have when we commit ourselves to […]

The Confidence Course “I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day”                                                                                                                                                 Michael Phelps Control…The Fifth Layer   Control is the fifth layer of the Confidence Pyramid and it appears an unlikely layer until you value what control can and […]

The Confidence Course “What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do”                                                                                                                         Arnold Palmer Concentration…The Fourth Layer   I love the saying above by legendary golfer, Arnold Palmer, in his discussion of what is meant […]

The Confidence Course “Always keep your composure. You can’t score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score”                                                                                                             Bobby Hull, Hockey Legend Composure…The Third Layer   Composure is the third layer of our Confidence Pyramid and it may be the most important layer because without composure, you do not have control […]

The Confidence Course “Self-esteem should not be confused with self-confidence.  Self Confidence is believing in your competence and your ability to do something, whereas self-esteem is believing in your goodness”                                                                                                             Mark Gouldston Competence…The Second Layer The second layer of our Confidence Pyramid is the foundation of competence.  Competence is considered the older, more durable […]