From the course: Building Self-Confidence

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Embrace the imperfection

Embrace the imperfection

- All human beings are deeply imperfect and yet most of us spend a lot of energy denying it. I understand. We don't wish to be defined by failure or to have people think about our imperfections. True, but carving out time to think about this reality, and how to use it, is actually essential for strong self-confidence. There are a few things that make all of us human. We all breathe, we eat, we grow mentally and physically and yes, along the journey we all experience challenging learning moments. It's expected. I mean, sure when a mistake happens it hurts for a while, but don't forget that this has been experienced by literally everyone around you. Step one is to be honest about your imperfection. I know you've worked hard. I appreciate all of your degrees, promotions and accolades, but accomplishing all of those things wasn't easy, wasn't it? Of course not. Along the way you made a few mistakes and experienced one or more failures. That's normal. So next it's time to realize that…

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