Do this quiz to see how much you really know about confidence.

Myths and facts about confidence – which is which?!

• Confident people have always been confident – they were just born that way (the lucky b******s !)

MYTH                                    FACT

• Confident people never feel anxious

MYTH                                    FACT

• Like having curly hair or blue eyes, confidence is something you either have or you don’t

MYTH                                    FACT

• The amount of confidence a person has depends on past experiences, what is going on in their life at the moment, and will vary depending on the situation they are in

MYTH                                    FACT

• Confident people are better looking, have more money and are more intelligent

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• Confidence is a skill that can be learnt

MYTH                                    FACT

• Confident people are loud and talk a lot

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• Confident people are just lucky – things just seem to go their way

MYTH                                    FACT

• Confidence is something you can improve through reading and studying and learning about it

MYTH                                    FACT

• Building confidence can be hard because in order to do so we sometimes have to do things that make us feel even WORSE!

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Confidence Quiz – Answers

• Confident people have always been confident – they were just born that way (the lucky b******s !)

MYTH – some people who are very confident as children can have a difficult adolescence and lose confidence as adults. Some people who are shy as children and teenagers can actually grow into confident and self-assured adults. Confidence fluctuates through life for all sorts of reasons, and even on a daily basis from situation to situation.

• Confident people never feel anxious

MYTH – everybody feels anxiety sometimes. It is true that the more confident you are, the less anxiety you will feel, but even people who are confident will feel anxiety in some situations. It is how they deal with this anxiety that makes them appear confident.

• Like having curly hair or blue eyes, confidence is something you either have or you don’t

MYTH – rubbish! Everyone is somewhere on a spectrum between having no confidence at all to being the most confident person in the world. We move up and down this spectrum through life and from day to day.

• The amount of confidence a person has depends on past experiences, what is going on in their life at the moment, and will vary depending on the situation they are in

FACT – yup, this one is true!

• Confident people are better looking, have more money and are more intelligent

MYTH – not necessarily. Though some people seem to have more advantages in life, this doesn’t necessarily relate to their level of confidence. Some very privileged people can have terribly low confidence.

• Confidence is a skill that can be learnt

FACT – that’s why you have joined the Confidence Club!

• Confident people are loud and talk a lot

MYTH – some people who have great inner confidence are actually very quiet and thoughtful. And some who are loud and talk a lot do so because they are nervous.

• Confident people are just lucky – things just seem to go their way

MYTH – it sometimes seems like this because confident people are more likely to believe they can make things go their way and so they get involved and make things happen for them.

• Confidence is something you can improve through reading and studying and learning about it

MYTH – sort of true. Understanding more about yourself through learning is important, but really the best way to improve confidence is through getting out there and DOING.

• Building confidence can be hard because in order to do so we sometimes have to do things that make us feel even WORSE!

FACT – this one is true I’m afraid! But it’s definitely worth it!!