#selfconfidence

2026-03-10

“When someone tells me 'no,' it doesn't mean I can't do it, it simply means I can't do it with them.”
― Karen E. Quinones Miller

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Kent Huffkhuff
2026-03-09

"If you believe something needs to exist, if it's something you want to use yourself, don't let anyone stop you from doing it."
- Tobias Lütke (CEO of Shopify)

2026-03-08

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2026-03-04

Why Being a Fish Out of Water Is the Best Thing That Can Happen to You

Nobody tells you that self-confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s not a personality trait reserved for the loud people in the room or the ones who never seem to sweat. It’s actually built in the messiest, most uncomfortable moments, specifically the ones where you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing.

That flailing, gasping, out-of-your-depth feeling? That’s not a sign you’re failing. That’s a sign you’re growing.

Change is terrifying. Full stop.

There’s no version of this where we pretend otherwise. Whether it’s a new job, a new city, a new relationship, or just deciding to try something you’ve never done before, change hits different when you’re in the middle of it. Your brain is wired to treat the unknown as a threat. It genuinely cannot tell the difference between “I’m starting a new career” and “I might get eaten by something.” The anxiety is real, and it makes sense.

But here’s the thing about terror. It’s temporary. And on the other side of it is a version of you that knows how to do something you didn’t know before.

The fish out of water moment is where it all happens.

Think about every time in your life you felt completely out of place. Maybe you walked into a room where everyone seemed to know each other and you knew no one. Maybe you took on a project that was way above your current skill level. Maybe you moved somewhere new and spent the first few weeks feeling like an alien in your own life.

It felt awful, right? But think about who you were before that moment versus who you became after it. The discomfort was the whole point. You adapted. You figured things out. You asked questions you were embarrassed to ask, made mistakes you were embarrassed to make, and somehow came out the other side with more tools than you started with.

That’s confidence. Not the absence of fear but the proof that you survived something hard and can survive the next thing too.

The problem with staying comfortable.

When you stay in environments where everything is familiar, where you already know the rules and how to play the game, you stop collecting evidence that you can handle hard things. Confidence feeds on that evidence. It needs a track record of “I did that scary thing and I’m still here” to grow.

Staying comfortable feels safe but it quietly shrinks the idea of what you think you’re capable of. The world gets smaller. The things that feel scary get scarier because you haven’t been exercising that muscle.

So how do you actually get through it?

You show up even when you feel out of your depth. You let yourself be the person who doesn’t know things yet, because that’s who learns the fastest. You stop waiting to feel ready, because that feeling almost never shows up before the thing, only after.

The fish out of water doesn’t have a choice but to figure it out. And that urgency, that necessity, is what builds something solid in you.

Next time you’re in a situation that feels unfamiliar and a little terrifying, notice that feeling but don’t run from it. That discomfort is your confidence being built, one uncomfortable moment at a time.

You don’t have to love it. You just have to stay.

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Kent Huffkhuff
2026-03-01

"The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position."
- Leo Buscaglia

Evelyn McCannevelyn351988
2026-02-27

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2026-02-24

The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say.

The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say.
Kent Huffkhuff
2026-02-23

"Don't give up on yourself. Even when you are going through a period of darkness. Don't keep reaching for the light at the end of the tunnel. When life knocks you down, declare that you will not be defeated."
- Ash Alves

Evelyn McCannevelyn351988
2026-02-20

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Jitendra Sachdevajitsach
2026-02-20

I took everyone’s advice… turns out it was all me.😜
Six opinions. One decision. Still mine.😀
When I trust myself… I multiply💪

Kent Huffkhuff
2026-02-19

"When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives."
- Kristen Neff

2026-02-09

A quotation from Jean Kerr

If you can keep your head when about you are losing theirs, it’s just possible you haven’t grasped the situation.

Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Essay (1957), “Introduction,” Please Don’t Eat the Daisies

More about this quote: wist.info/kerr-jean/7876/

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Kent Huffkhuff
2026-02-09

"You're always with yourself, so you might as well enjoy the company."
- Diane Von Furstenberg

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