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Social scientists have long known that we tend to be overconfident when we evaluate ourselves. Here are some highlights of their findings: High school seniors: 70 percent report that they have “above average” leadership skills, compared with 2 percent “below average”; in the ability to get along with others, 25 percent rate themselves in the top 1
... See moreAdam Grant • Originals
If self-esteem is confidence in one’s appropriateness to life, then we can readily understand why men and women of high self-esteem tend to expect success and happiness and why, as a consequence, they are likely to create these conditions for themselves. Men and women of low self-esteem tend to expect defeat and suffering, and their lives are shape
... See moreNathaniel Branden • Honoring the Self: The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
confidence as much as competence determines success, and successful people are not bashful about promoting themselves and eschewing any feelings of modesty in the process.
Jeffrey Pfeffer • Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
You're among the very best in the world, and can't believe it. You're worried someone else out there is better, and you're underplaying your skills, not overplaying them, and you're constantly looking for new edges, because you presume there just must be someone out there that's even better.