Do You Have Confidence Courage?

Here’s an interesting factoid: psychologists are now on board with the “fake it till you make it” concept. Furthermore, when you think you’re better at something than you really are, others tend to think so too. In a nutshell, recent experiments showed that people are easily persuaded by others’ confidence, even if it’s unjustified. You can read more about the experiments here.

How does that link to courage? I believe (and have actually seen exhibited) that if you are faced with a life challenge and take it on courageously knowing you will be victorious, your outcome will be favorable. Perhaps not always in the exact form you wish, but certainly with greater success than if you collapse like a deflated balloon at the outset.

Not convinced? Ah, here’s where history is our friend – monarchs, warriors, hot-coal walkers and more have been succesful because  they BELIEVED they could be. So how much Confidence Courage do you have?