Self Confidence
One issue that is particularly important to me is self-confidence, especially as it applies to young people as they grow-up. I’m not talking about being over confident, cocky or disrespectful. Those are negative behaviors that will surely end with poor results. I’m talking about learning how to have self-confidence as a young person to help you lead versus follow and make good choices.
I think understanding the concepts related to a healthy level of self-confidence in youth impact every aspect listed in the essay topic. Without self-confidence young people will struggle with school, relationships and most likely make many poor choices that can mold their personalities and outlook on life for years to come.
First, how do you understand what self-confidence is, and how do you know if you have it? To me self-confidence is the voice in your head that says “I may be afraid, but I know I can do this, and I need to believe in myself not necessarily others”. Do we have fears of the unknown? Is it easy to take the road often traveled versus those less traveled? Can we make the right choices in spite of them being perceived as unpopular by our peers? Am I a follower or leader? If the voice in your head says “I believe in myself and I’m going to do the right things at the right times for the right reasons in spite of what my friends may think”, you may have a healthy level of self-confidence.
Now that we know what self-confidence is, what do we do with it? First, we try to consistently apply our own behaviors to the situations we find ourselves in everyday. As my dad says “lead by example and don’t be a follower”. Second, we find the right opportunities to share our beliefs in self-confidence with friends with the intention of helping them generate a better thought process and view of the situation at hand.
Look around; you can see people making poor choices and creating situations for themselves that could have been avoided. Perhaps if they
I think understanding the concepts related to a healthy level of self-confidence in youth impact every aspect listed in the essay topic. Without self-confidence young people will struggle with school, relationships and most likely make many poor choices that can mold their personalities and outlook on life for years to come.
First, how do you understand what self-confidence is, and how do you know if you have it? To me self-confidence is the voice in your head that says “I may be afraid, but I know I can do this, and I need to believe in myself not necessarily others”. Do we have fears of the unknown? Is it easy to take the road often traveled versus those less traveled? Can we make the right choices in spite of them being perceived as unpopular by our peers? Am I a follower or leader? If the voice in your head says “I believe in myself and I’m going to do the right things at the right times for the right reasons in spite of what my friends may think”, you may have a healthy level of self-confidence.
Now that we know what self-confidence is, what do we do with it? First, we try to consistently apply our own behaviors to the situations we find ourselves in everyday. As my dad says “lead by example and don’t be a follower”. Second, we find the right opportunities to share our beliefs in self-confidence with friends with the intention of helping them generate a better thought process and view of the situation at hand.
Look around; you can see people making poor choices and creating situations for themselves that could have been avoided. Perhaps if they