I may have been a little harsh on Katy Perry yesterday although I'm not sure my opinion on anything would really bother her one or another.
She is quoted as saying
"If you are presenting yourself with confidence you can pretty much pull off anything."
Now I made the point for certain jobs requiring high levels of skill such as a surgeon would require years of training and practice; basically a lot of hard work and without putting in the hours there is no way anyone could be confident in undertaking that role.
However, there is some merit in her quote. Those of us who tend to confidence light tend to sell ourselves short missing out on that job, promotion etc as we weren't assertive enough.
There has been some research conducted that even acting confident initially in a new situation can allow us to get over our nerves and become more assured with more practice.
However, even that takes some practice but it is really worthwhile.
Cheers
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