Confidence

I just asked Merril “what will I write about?”  She said “confidence.”  I said “ooooh I don’t know I could do that.”  My ploy was not lost on her.  I actually think it is a great idea.  I sat musing on it for a while and decided to put pen to paper (figuratively).
It reminded me of something I saw recently.  I have forgotten who said it but I know I liked it.  It was something like “well being is built on overcoming not avoiding.” 
I feel the same way about confidence.  To me nothing is ever gained when I avoid what I know I must face rather than face it and deal with it.
It sort of reflects how I have been working lately.  Tasks may be huge and seem impossible.  That is until I break it down into smaller parts.  Smaller parts often seem doable.  When I do a heap of them together, a larger task gets done and what seemed impossible becomes a thing where I can say, “been there, done that.”
I make sure I celebrate my successes.  Positive rewards help motivate.
To me, as I often say having a go is what matters.  Not success or failure.  Naturally success is better and will always remain the goal but failure has lessons.  As has been said failure is one more way I learn not to do it.
Confidence can be attempted to be knocked out of me.  I can have others saying I will never amount to much or I am a waste of space.  The choice is mine as to listening to voices that pull down.  It seems there are plenty of those.  Those waiting for me to blow it.
But I am not waiting for me to blow it.  I am waiting to succeed and working towards it and enjoying success along the way.  Nothing inspires success like success.
One thing I have found is that when I deal with negativity long enough it gives up.  It knows it is wasting its time.  That is a battle, but it is a battle worth winning and won with persistence.
It helps me knowing I have a really good coach.