Carl's Weblog

Confidence

I have previously mentioned that I often have problems with self confidence. Humorously, it seems to be a topic that is coming up more often in my life these days. Today, my boss sat me down and basically said, "You are smart, quit worrying about getting things wrong. Just do the best you can because it always benefits the team." She also said that I shouldn't make other people's problems my own. IE if someone chucks an idea of mine, or gets bent because I bring up a problem, I shouldn't hold myself responsible for their short sightedness and "not invented here" attitude. I think I am getting better, but it is going to be an uphill battle. As Vivian Ward said, "The bad stuff is easier to believe."