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Jo Zhou                                           Self-confidence is an important character trait that is because it will reflect your temperament. That also sends people some positive signal that you trust yourself and have faith in yourself no matter what terrible situation.      

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Jo Zhou                                           Self-confidence is an important character trait that is because it will reflect your temperament. That also sends people some positive signal that you trust yourself and have faith in yourself no matter what terrible situation.      

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Self-Confidence is believing that you can do everything everyone else can do, without mentioning race or gender. Decades or even centuries of racial or gender discriminations leave lasting mental stigma on an entire group of people which is not easily broken,. so it is important to properly educate the new generations on how they can do everything they set there mind to.

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Self confidence is a great quality to have, as it helps people show their capabilities and talents and address their strengths and weaknesses. I think finding the level of confidence is really important because both overestimating your abilities or being too humble and understating your achievements can be harmful.

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Self confidence carries a lot of importance in perspective and translates into interactions with others. Without self confidence, internalized negativity is reflected onto others and there is a disconnect between emotions and expression. In difficult circumstances, it's important to have confidence in yourself in order to overcome challenges and even have the security to ask others for help. Confidence has helped me in academics, especially since I used to struggle as a student. However, I was able to succeed in difficult classes because I had faith in my abilities and later reached out to my teachers and peers for help.

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Self confidence allows somebody to see their life as their own so they can start doing things that they want and wearing things that they want without hesitating because of a reaction somebody might give to them. Self confidence can help people reassure themselves when they are not sure about a decision that they made.

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Self-confidence is sometimes the limit you put on yourself and what you think you can achieve. It's something I've struggled with a lot but sometimes I actually just ask myself what a confident friend would do in a situation and then do that instead of try to find the confidence in myself!

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Self confidence is the trust that one has in his or her own abilities and the way that one views himself or herself. I think it's really important since having full confidence in your own abilities fuels the motivation and drive to succeed and aim higher.

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Self-confidence is important because it presents how an individual looks at themselves. It closely affects other thoughts and judgement one might have for themselves. It drastically affects a person in a positive way if there is a lot of self confidence shown. There was an instance where I lost confidence in my self image which caused me to not be as forward or direct sometimes.

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I believe that self-confidence is an important character trait because it helps a person perform a task at a higher level and get out of their comfort zone. This means that with self-confidence, someone would be able to develop as a person and achieve greatness. By getting rid of negative thoughts and just focusing on themselves would help in life. I remember confidence as something that held me back many times. An example of this is my school tennis game. I sometimes lose confidence after losing a game which is completely fine and something that I should not be getting into my head about. The moment I lose confidence, I start underperforming and ultimately leads me to lose my whole match. I am working on increasing my self-confidence because there are definitely many times in my life where I really need it.

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Self-confidence is important because it allows you to perform at your best, and even more than self-confidence you need to be self aware. It is possible to be overconfident at times and this can ruin you when you need to perform at a high level. You need to be aware and conscious of your abilities and once you understand your ability you can proceed to build self confidence and this will prevent the problem of overconfidence and boost you to success. "You are the only thing that can hold yourself back" is a very well-known saying and I think it shows the importance of self-confidence. Insecurity and negative thoughts can hold you back and when you doubt your ability you will perform worse at any task you try to complete. Self-confidence is a important trait for success and overall happiness in life as well. Confidence has helped me because it has given me reassurance and courage to tackle tasks that were difficult. When I compete in swimming I have to be confident in myself and all the hours of training I've done because if I doubt myself and lose confidence in myself for even a split second that can make the difference between coming in first and last.

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Self-confidence is an important trait because it helps you overcome obstacles by using the most of your abilities. It is really hard to be confident with yourself, especially while living in a very judgemental community. With self-confidence, you are more likely to step out of your boundaries, try new things, and accept failures that come with trying new things. A time when confidence helped me was during my first opera performance with the LA Opera. During the production 'El Gato: Montes,' I was one of only six students who performed (usually, there are 15+ children who sing the children's choir part). Though performing in front of more than 3000 people at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion seemed nerve-wracking, I was confident that I was going to do well because I practiced a lot, and I trusted my ability.

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Self confidence empowers someone to experience freedom and candidly move outside a limited comfort zone. It also helps them take criticism with grace, without taking it personally or being highly offended. However, one must NEVER EVER have TOO MUCH confidence otherwise its just cockiness-I've been there before-or be TOO timid to the degree where they can't be themself :C Most of the time my confidence has boosted my confidence when I was in a situation where i felt less than.

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Self-confidence is an important character trait to any individual because confidence ultimately allows a person to show their skills, strengths, weaknesses to others. Confidence becomes the stepping stone into what they chose to reflect when meeting other people and it also builds personal mindset on themselves. I thought that the response mentioning mental health was interesting. As mental health becomes a big issue to people of all ages, I do believe confidence does play a role in mental health and their personal mindset and setting boundaries with others as a response. There was a time when confidence played a big role in the decision and choices that I made to lead a group of individuals. Self-confidence allowed me to step out of my comfort zone.

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Self confidence in oneself is an important trait because it helps individuals believe in themselves. To achieve goals one may have one must first believe in themselves and have confidence. Self confidence also helps individuals find a sense of reassurance in one's own capabilities so it prevents one from becoming arrogant. I believe self confidence means understanding one's own capabilities and finding a sense of assurance in that level of competency. Arrogant people overestimate themselves and often miscalculate their own competency. Self confidence is the opposite of arrogance.

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Self-confidence is very important in the current society where social media has caused people to feel insecure about themselves. Confidence has helped me become more outgoing in conversations and this helped me meet a lot of new people and opened up new opportunities for me through connections. It has also given me the courage to take risks and try new things.

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Self-confidence is very important especially with how much judgement and criticism goes on in the world today. Being confident allows you to not let what everyone says get to you and put yourself out there without being scared of the judgement. Confidence allows us to be ourselves and overcome difficulties that we face in life. With the world today, it tends to make us lose confidence pretty easily with the amount of hate and judgement that goes on. A way confidence has held me back is with the beauty standards society holds. I know I shouldn't let that get to me. On the other hand, a time where confidence has helped me is when I step on the floor for cheer competitions. I tell myself that I am able to get through because I know my ability and that I have done it so many times.