Confidence

April 28, 2006 by Dennis Baker 

I was watching Bravo today when a blurb came on for the season finale of “Blow Out”. What I know from the show is from the few episodes I have seen with my wife and the constant onslaught of commercials Bravo runs for their original shows. In the blurb I saw the hair stylist who the show is about (his name escapes me) said that he was not the best in the business, but he did not know anyone better.

A few months ago I was talking with a photographer who had taken pictures of lots of celebrities for various magazines. He said what makes them stand out in a photo is that they have confidence. I have been thinking of late when does this confidence come? Are they born with it, or does it come as they are famous? It is much like what came first, the chicken or the egg? There are arguments for both.

One could argue that because of their confidence, it helped their rise to become a celebrity. But one could also argue that when one is a celebrity, it helps their confidence because they have proven themselves. But then again one can read stories of celebrities who behind the scenes were not confident and often terrified about their careers.

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One Response to “Confidence”

  1. Trevor on May 21st, 2006 8:38 am

    I think it helps to have it from an early age — be raised by people who have the belief that you are something really special. Then, I think it becomes a bit of a self-fufilling prophecy — keeping in mind you have to keep things in perspective. That’s what I see in my daughter anyways.

    I’ve found that the more success I have (which translates into confidence), the more success keeps coming my way.

    And if you don’t have it, fake it. It’ll come.

    Nice post and food for thought.

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