By ladyaryastark on Skatehive
*Confidence is the younger sister of security. Is it possible for a person to be confident when they have never experienced it before? It is important to differentiate confidence from security. Security is something like the root of confidence — it has deep foundations based on a system of beliefs about ourselves. We can say that it is intrinsic to the person. Confidence is based on experience and knowledge of what we do, and it is results that cement that confidence. Therefore, confidence needs positive results in order to grow and sustain itself. How can you be confident when doing something new for the first time? I believe that anyone who feels confident when doing something new for the first time is an adrenaline lover who thrives on the excitement of the unpredictable. Because at least in my experience, every time I faced new tasks, what I had was security in my ability to apply theory, common sense, and the capacity for observation and problem-solving. Confidence came to me thro