the encouragement lounge: Confidence

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Confidence

Are you generally confident? Or is confidence something you are working on?

What boosts your confidence?

cheering you on,

Harriet

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Paperback WriterAugust 5, 2009 at 12:16 PM
I'm constantly working on my boosting my confidence, though my husband tells me all the time that not only does he think I am the most capable person he knows but the most confident.

So, the question being then is it just all in my mind? Probably; it's not my confidence that I have to work on, but my ego.
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UnknownAugust 10, 2009 at 8:49 AM
Dear Paperback Writer-

I am always struggling with my confidence. When I mention this to my friends they are shocked! However, when I am around those who know me well and there is an increased comfort level, I am confident. My confidence battles are at times when I am not comfortable with the person or situation.
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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.