Reflection 13

Capture:

This week I would like to reflect on having confidence in yourself and others in life as well as in teaching.


Analysis:

Confidence is a choice. Confidence is chosen when we build and strengthen our talents to help others. Confidence is found by fulfilling your deepest desires and needs. Fulfilling your deepest desires and needs comes from a feeling that you're valued as a human being and that your contribution with your talents and time mean something to the world. It is easy to feel like you're just one of the 7 billion people on this earth. It's easy to feel like you aren't unique. Over time, if you tell yourself often enough you don't matter, you'll really begin to believe it. But you have to keep choosing that belief each and every day in order to get to that point. You can also choose to do what you can where you are with what you have and begin to develop your talents and abilities in the best way you can to help others. If you do this, you'll find that you are unique. You'll find that your contribution matters to those that are closest to you and those are the people who matter. As you do this consistently and CHOOSE confidence, you'll find that your deepest desires and needs are met, that you're even able to help those around you meet those same deep desires and needs for themselves. And THAT is what matters.


Action:

I will do my best to foster confidence in myself and by so doing help my students build confidence in themselves.