Genuine confidence is a way ...

Genuine confidence is a way of thinking about yourself and your abilities. Confidence is your perception of your own potential; it's a kind of long-term thinking that powers you through the obstacles and tough times, helping you solve problems and putting you in the way of success. Your confidence is quite a separate matter from your social skills.
 John Eliot

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All the great performers I have worked with are fueled by a personal dream.
 John Eliot
To be a top performer you have to be passionately committed to what you're doing and insanely confident about your ability to pull it off.
 John Eliot
Like squirrels, the best in every business do what they have learned to do without questioning their abilities - they flat out trust their skills, which is why we call this high-performance state of mind the "Trusting Mindset.
 John Eliot
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 John Eliot
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 John Eliot