Jumat, 04 Mei 2012

The Confident Student




Sometimes, the difference between the confident student and the unconfident student is subtle. When most of us think about poor self-confidence, we picture something big glaringly obvious, but it is not always that way. Self-conscious students sometimes seem just like everyone else. They may have an active social group, reasonably decent grades, and even functional relationships with teachers or professors. Beneath that all, however, lurks another level. The social ease in academic flexibility that the confident student takes for granted is something that be unconfident one never gets to know.





You see, confidence touches every aspect of life. The confident student is able to take a leadership position in the classroom. When he doesn't get something, he speaks out and asks for it. When he doesn't agree with something, he feels free to speak his mind. He is not necessarily rude or overbearing, but he is willing to tell it like he feels it is. This gives him all kinds of advantages. It means that his concerns are always heard and addressed.





Until recently, confidence leadership was taken as sort of a birthright. People assume that the confident student would always be confident and the shy and self-effacing student would always be shy. The truth of the situation has turned out to be much more complicated than that. In reality, self-confidence is something that can be built up through years of disciplined study. It comes naturally to some people, but it is accessible to everyone.





The key to becoming the confident student is changing your attitude. The problem isn't your teachers, your parents, your academic abilities, or any of that. It is simply your own self-consciousness. The confident student basically feel that he has a right to be where he is and ask the questions he needs to. He trusts in his own abilities, and so they take him where he needs to go. Learning to trust yourself isn't just the first step – it is the only step.





Of course, there are many paths to confidence. A lot of people seem to prefer therapy above other methods. It has a lot of advantages – particularly for shy people. Sometimes it is too much of a task to increase your own confidence, and you need outside help. A qualified therapist, life coach, or other counselor can do this. Sometimes, the right book is enough. A lot of people prefer to work independently, and good reading material can help them to increase classroom confidence.


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