Confidence Course

A Confidence Philosophy          Confidence is the residue of what you have accomplished when you have faced adversity and difficulty and had the perseverance to know that you handled whatever came your way with a measure of success.  The success, no matter how large or small, is measured not by others, but by your […]

Understanding the Abilities of Confidence   What are the “Abilities” of Possessing Confidence?   In Section One we looked at the definitions of confidence and the multidimensional qualities that it possesses.  In this section we will now give some attention to many of the attributes or tenets of confidence that align with this feeling. The […]

Confidence Lessons from The Alex Glick Story Alex Glick thought and believed he was a good dancer.Whether he could be objectively judged as a good dancer is not the point. His opinion is the only one that mattered and that he wanted to show his ability to dance is paramount to this story. What one truly believes […]

Lesson Points from this story  (what do YOU think?) What was the most important thing that YOU learned from this story? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Alex Glick believed that he was a good dancer even to the point when he was ridiculed he held his ground on that belief.Do you think that his unshakable belief helped him […]

Getting To YES!  Growing in Confidence!       In addition to my sport psychology practice, I have also been a touring professional golfer and teacher to some of the finest young golfers in the world.  For almost 28 years now and every summer since 1992, I have spent five weeks each summer working with young golfers […]

Overstating the Obvious   Confidence is everything to a performer, business person, athlete, parent, friend, and high achiever.  To say that it is important to one’s success is overstating the obvious!  But make no mistake, perhaps no other word in the dictionary has been used more frequently in business meetings, athletic pep talks, personal and […]

The Confidence Course   Section II     Uncovering a New Gold Vein!   In this Section:   In Section I, we discovered that confidence has a number of various definitions and that with each definition brings new input to the overall meaning of the word.  Confidence as we have previously stated is not just believing in […]

Questions for Your Contemplation   (Read and review…..just to get you thinking!)   Now that you have been presented with a different view of confidence, how does this change your initial assessment or idea of what confidence meant to you?   What was the one item or items that impacted you the most about the […]

Creating a “New Gold” of Confidence  Now that we have looked at a number of definitions, we have to assume that confidence isn’t simply just one thing, but a combination of a number of definitions and characteristics that comprise a greater whole than simply believing you can do or obtain something. Not that any and all […]

Hammering out the Rock        In this section, I want you list a number of words that describe feelings that are most representative of your day to day personality and if they are of a worry variety, place them in the left column.  If they are feelings or thoughts that provide you with […]