Quotes From A Business Woman: Confidence

confident

[kon-fi-duhnt]  

adjective

1.

having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.

2.

sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.;self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.

3.

excessively bold; presumptuous.

4.

Obsolete . trustful or confiding.

confidence

[kon-fi-duhns]

noun

1.

full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have everyconfidence in their ability to succeed.

2.

belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack ofconfidence defeated him.

3.

certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed himcompletely.

4.

a confidential communication: to exchange confidences.

5.

(especially in European politics) the wish to retain an incumbent government in office, as shown by avote in a particular issue: a vote of confidence.

The words VITAL and IMPORTANT immediately come to mind.  In order to run a successful business you MUST MUST MUST have confidence in yourself, your product/service and the demand for it.  How else will you secure clientele.  Confidence is easily seen through body language, posture, speech, attitude and mood.  All which are effected by your thoughts.  When you walk into a room with condifence ... you are noticed, watched, and approached.  You're basically invisible when you walk in with no confidence/shyness. Ever wonder why the class clown got the most attention in school (other then the funny or not so funny jokes).  Simply because they spoke jokes with confidence, energy, and without the worry of what another thought of them.  In our industry you just simply have to have thick skin.  You won't book every bride, not every bride will have a fabulous review, bridezillas do exist, bride/groom FAMILY (need I say more).  Confidence is one of the MAJOR ingredients to a sucessful entrepreneurship. So instead focusing on only admiring others and where they are in their business and comparing your status to theirs ... try LOVING you and who you are and where you currently stand.  Keep in mind..the one you admire was once admiring someone else too.  You never know...someone may be admiring you right where you are.  So have confidence in everything you do and in every step along the way!  

~Athena DeVonne