0_Apprentice
I struggle with my confidence, it's hard for me to maintain eye contact with others.
1_Wizard
I completely understand. A lot of people struggle with having confidence in one's self.
0_Apprentice
Yeah self-confidence may be hard to build up. I think it depends on how a person was raised.
1_Wizard
Yes it is difficult to build up and I'm sure history is a factor. It has a common meaning about handling events such as work, family, social events and relationships.
0_Apprentice
Yes, it can make one struggle in every aspect of life and causing emotional stress.
1_Wizard
I agree! Confidence can be a self fulfilling thing as those who lack confidence may fail or not try because they do not believe they may succeed. And it can also work in reverse.
0_Apprentice
Exactly and it can block a person from doing their best because they don't even believe they can.
1_Wizard
So true! There are theories regarding motivation that suggest that a success performance involves both skill and will. We have to find to find a way to believe in ourselves.
0_Apprentice
I think so too, some people don't have skills as high as others yet they can achieve more because of their self-motivation.
1_Wizard
Yes! Work motivation combines energetic forces that originate inside an individual and initiates work related behavior to determine it's intensity. This is called the study of I-O psychology.