I believe that a person can be confident, even when they have not done a particular job before, if it is a first-time thing, yes, you can still be confident, confidence is not always about experience, sometimes it is just about how you carry yourself and how you choose to approach the situation, a lot of people feel like you must have done something many times before you can be confident doing it, but I don’t fully agree with that, Because if you keep waiting to have experience before you show confidence, then how do you even start in the first place? everything in life has a first time, and if you don’t step into it with a bit of confidence, you might end up holding yourself back, i remember sometimes in 2024, I attended an event and it was my first time being in that kind of setting, It was not something I was used to at all, the environment was new, the people were many, and everything just felt different from what I was used to.
My role there was to take records of people that came for the event, now let me be honest, when I first heard about it, I was like, “Ah ah, me? In this kind of setting?” Because it was not something I had done before, and I didn’t really know what to expect, but at the same time, I told myself something simple just do your best and don’t overthink it, when the event started, people began to come in, and before I knew it, the place was filled, different kinds of people, different faces, everybody coming in at once, omo, it was a lot, at that moment, I could have easily panicked, because imagine attending to that number of people for the first time. But somehow, I just stayed calm and focused on what I needed to do, One person at a time....
That was the mindset I used I did not start thinking about how many people were or how stressful it was going to be. I just focused on the person in front of me.. Before I even realized it I had attended to over 1000 people. Till today when I think about it I am like "Wow I actually did that.". The funny thing is that it was my first time in that kind of setting.
That experience made me understand something important. Confidence is not always about you knowing everything or having done it before. Sometimes it is about believing that you can handle it even if you are still figuring things out along the way. If I had allowed fear or doubt to take over that day I probably would not have performed well.. Because I chose to stay confident even in a new environment I was able to do what I needed to do.
Another thing I realized is that confidence grows as you do the thing. You might not feel 100% ready at the beginning. Once you start you begin to adjust and get comfortable. So for me I truly believe that being confident is a choice. It is not something you must wait to feel before you act. Sometimes you just have to step into something with the mindset that you will figure it out. Because at the end of the day if you do not try you will not grow.. That experience, in 2024 showed me that even in something completely new you can still show up confidently and do well for yourself.
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