• There is nothing wrong with self-confidence - when it is coupled with restraint, modesty and willingness to accept guidance from those with more experience even if you don't feel you need it.

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  • The top managers act with self-confidence and little visible fear, anger, or arrogance.

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  • Leadership begins with self-confidence, is molded by positive reinforcement and repetitive success.

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  • "An investor could look at the industry and see challenging profitability and, quite honestly, that doesn't apply to us, " Crawford says, with the self-confidence that's so infectious at this company.

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  • He grew up with the untrammelled self-confidence and competitiveness of a brilliant loner.

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  • He began his business career as an accountant, and it was his attention to financial detail, combined with almost Napoleonic self-confidence, that then propelled him up the ladders of various big American companies.

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  • It is a philosophy for people with self-respect, self-loyalty, self-confidence, self-esteem, and independence.

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  • But if Labour is returned to power next year with its majority and self-confidence much reduced, it will be time for a new Conservative leader to rediscover some old ideas.

    ECONOMIST: British politics

  • Importantly also for London, Wiggins' triumph provided a sporting counterpoint as memorable as Danny Boyle's opening ceremony, which had celebrated homegrown diversity, creativity and self-confidence with an intelligence, irreverence and humanity that set a distinctly British tone in contrast to the shock-and-awe spectacular of Beijing four years ago.

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  • As a group raised with an unprecedented instilling of self-confidence and self-worth, is it any wonder that millennials are comfortable in the spotlight -- or the flash?

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  • The Yes side triumphed in 1997 referendums on devolution in Scotland and Wales, but those votes took place at a time of rising economic self-confidence, with a popular new prime minister, Tony Blair, backing their cause.

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  • Dyslexic like his dad, Craig struggled with school but showed early self-confidence. (He piloted the family yacht through the San Juan Islands when he was only 14.) In August 1969, when Craig was 19 and a sophomore at Stanford University, his father died of heart failure.

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  • Six per cent had suffered multiple attacks on their emotional wellbeing and self-confidence, including living with frequent violence between parents.

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  • It starts with our fathers and husbands, and continues with role models and superiors who help build self confidence by giving constructive and positive feedback.

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  • National self-confidence grew, and with it a thirst for home-grown movies.

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  • This is a crucial step to renewing self-confidence and being entirely comfortable with who you are.

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  • Losses in U.S. wealth and self-confidence have been massive, with job conditions still worsening.

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  • Along with tackling pressure, athletes must also focus on self-confidence, which is the number-one variable for impacting high-level performance.

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  • Twell, a good-natured mixture of self-confidence and humility, seems comfortable with the parallels being drawn by others between her and a woman she clearly has the utmost regard for.

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  • Obama spoke with confidence, optimism and grace, avoiding that peevish self pity he is prone to.

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  • They need the self-confidence and recklessness of youth, along with the naive belief that bad things only happen to other people.

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  • With this support, they develop the strength, confidence, and self-awareness to gravitate toward paths that fit their passions and skills.

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  • For groups that will be inclined to react with anxiety or anger, top management visibly demonstrates passion, self-confidence, and a steely resolve to help channel that fear and anger into a determination to act and win.

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  • The Story broods with a powerful confidence and earthiness, improving on the potential of her self-titled debut.

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  • But signing on to launch the network, a decision that once gave the self-made billionaire great trepidation, is now filling her with confidence.

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  • Their very self-worth is shattered, self- esteem and confidence decrease and depression can set in, with tragic consequences.

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  • In 1997, Hopfan founded Free Arts NYC to provide under-served children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs to foster the self-confidence and resiliency.

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  • We need citizens and parents to get involved, because nothing we do in school with make much of a difference unless we instill in our kids the self-confidence and the self-discipline and the work ethic that are at the heart of success not just in school but in life.

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  • Most of the coalition's problems have had less to do with its complexion than its occasional bouts of incompetence: Mr Cameron's self-confidence has sometimes tipped into insouciance and neglect of detail, as in a botched proposal to privatise forests and, more importantly, the well-intentioned but chaotic bid to make the National Health Service more efficient.

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  • But if parents, teachers and the other adults in a child's life never acknowledge "how things are" -- no matter how good the intention may be -- then they are denying that child an opportunity to mature, to develop a strong sense of self-confidence that can only be earned by recognizing shortcomings and dealing with disappointments and failures.

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