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The Urban Myth of Confidence

Men With Pens

A full-blown, firmly-declared, confident statement uttered with absolute certainty. However, there is one myth rarely mentioned, even though it maybe more harmful and hold more people back than all of the above myths combined: It’s the myth of confidence. Or rather, that people don’t have enough confidence. I ventured.

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Find Your Writing Confidence, No Alcohol Required

Men With Pens

Find Your Writing Confidence, No Alcohol Required first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Everyone’s acquainted with the monotone singsong of the AA’s introduction being rattled off, so do me a favor and imagine that when you read the following sentence: Hello-my-name-is-Kathy-and-I’m-a-writer.

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Could the ways you cope with stress be undermining you? Here are healthier ways to respond

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In short: • When your brain-body is under chronic strain from anxiety, your capacity to manage emotions becomes downregulated — less effective at responding to internal or external stimuli. You become highly sensitive to stress of any kind and can begin to feel self-doubts and a loss of confidence.

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Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. Be confident. To be able to network, you must have confidence. You need confidence in yourself, confidence in your abilities, and confidence in your networking skills.

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Go with your gut feeling!

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 May, 2009 Go with your gut feeling! I read something that made me pause, but because I was in a big hurry and felt confident that the other person was covering that base, I let it go. Lets enjoy our day together.© It is wise to take a moment and evaluate the situation. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Confessions of a Micro-Manager

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2009 Confessions of a Micro-Manager Who would want to work for a micro-manager? A manager has to have confidence that you know how to do your job. I just did not have confidence that this person was going to be able to assist me. Lets enjoy our day together.© Did you do this?

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The Little Engine That Could.

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could. So I started to say Yes and it was a real confidence booster. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca