Whenever I ask people to accept themselves unconditionally and be proud of who they are, the

invariable response is, But wont that make me over-confident and arrogant? !oday, let us put all
such doubts to rest by understanding the difference between genuine confidence and over-confidence"
#enuine confidence has nothing to do with pride and arrogance" It is $ust an honest acknowledgment
of our innate capabilities"
%onfidence comes from valuing, validating and having faith in ourselves"
Confident people
& 'eally confident people do not try to prove anything to anyone"
( !hey do not seek attention from others"
) !hey e*ude a natural magnetism and charisma which attracts people towards them"
+ !hey e*hibit $oy and happiness at all times"
, !hey are naturally radiant"
- !hey are often very .uiet and understated"
/ 0owever, they are not afraid to speak the truth"
1 !hey e*press themselves freely when the situation demands"
2 !hey are always authentic in their e*pression"
&3 4eople love interacting with confident people because they, too, feel confident in their company"
5ow lets come to over-confidence" It stems from deep feelings of inade.uacy and an inability to cope
with life" It is a compensatory mechanism to mask self-doubt" 6rrogance is one way in which over-
confidence raises its ugly head"
Overconfident people
& 7verconfident people are usually loud and noisy"
( !hey speak loudly and forcefully to prove their point"
) !hey always seek validation from outside"
+ 8ven after receiving the approval from others, they e*perience emptiness inside them"
, !hey do not feel fully satisfied with life and usually remain unhappy"
- 4eople display overconfidence because they do not feel good about themselves"
/ !hey display bravado to compensate for feelings of inferiority"
1 !hey like to make fun of others"
2 !hey cannot, however, take a $oke about themselves in the right spirit"
&3 7thers can sense the self doubt that lurks behind the over-confident persona"