"The Power in Self-Confidence " by John B

     What is one major trait about yourself you wish you could fix? Right off the bat I would easily say my self-confidence and confidence with anything in general is my fixable trait. I believe most people, more or less could agree with me for the most part. This is something we are constantly at war with in ourselves. Now what really is confidence? To me, confidence is that wonderful feeling you have or a belief that you can really do anything. It’s an accomplishment to the mind while having motivation and knowledge to achieve whatever goal you set yourself to. I see confidence as a sort or kryptonite against anxiety. For example, before a public speech, you may have all the words and knowledge in your head before hand. However, the moment you begin, its like you never rehearsed anything at all and anxiety kicks in. If you maintained that confidence throughout your entire speech and belief in yourself that you will do good, I guarantee you will do just that. To an extent, confidence is a good thing, but to much cockiness turns to arrogance and no one likes arrogant people. Confidence is such a powerful thing to the mind. It reflects our actions, our mood, and all of our abilities in general. We should find self-confidence in everything we do, because it leads to success. A quote I really adore comes from Roy T. Bennett in their book, ̈The Light in the Heart ̈, which states, “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.” This quote goes for anything in life, such as a sport, school, work, an interview, a speech, ANYTHING! As we commonly hear, you are your worst enemy, plain and simple. I myself had major issues dealing with self-confidence, to many in fact, but one of the most impactful one's on me involved my career in baseball. I had been the starting second baseman for so many years for my travel ball team. However, one year, I had the biggest slump ever. I would constantly miss and bobble the ball. I lost my confidence in being the good second basemen I was and would constantly second guess myself. I'm sure most athletes can agree they have been through a time like this before and felt they have reached rock bottom. We might feel like we lost our “mojo” or confidence since we constantly sike yourself out. But in reality, we should actually grow from these mistakes, concur this slump and build an even greater self-confidence in our self because we mastered and learned from our mistakes. This does not only go with sports, however, it's everything and anything you are motivated to do. Having self confidence will allow you to reach so much success to go the extra mile and not limit yourself to anything. It's such an important aspect to individuals who are developing dreams and goals in such a competitive environment. At the end of the day, remember, if you have faith and belief in yourself, there are no limitations to what you can accomplish.