"confidence follows mastery"

"... confidence *follows* mastery, it does not precede it.

If I can practice with anxiety, my competence will grow.

And as my competence begins to grow, my confidence--as day follows night--will grow as well." ~Ben Dean

From Ben Dean, Therapist As Coach newsletter;
Ben Dean, Ph.D, co-founder of Authentic Happiness Coaching.org, offshoot of
Authentic Happiness.org (Martin E. P. Seligman, Ph.D)

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