Confidence + Confidence = Success

We’ve all heard it: confidence breeds success. So does that mean that you need two confidences to get one success? Once you have success, how can you get it to multiply? I know that one failure can kill a lot of successes … so does that mean that you save some confidence from a failure to breed more success?

Okay, I won’t tax your brain any more than I need to, but you get the idea … to be successful in your career you need some confidence. A single failure could take it all down, but only if you don’t manage to save some confidence along the way … which can be difficult, I know.

So your career step this week? Save some confidence. How do you do that? Make a file for thank you letters and affirmations from friends and colleagues. Seek out endorsements on LinkedIn. Get a few “thumbs up” on Facebook. Bank away these to save some confidence for when you do fail – because you will – you can breed yourself some more success.