And what is the line between confidence and vainty?  Confidence and pride?
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u could try doing something u have been afraid to do that helps to build confedence dressing smart for work not the useual way u dress will make u feel important like u have things undercontrol that also shows people ur confident but always be urself but dont take crap from no one stand ur ground in any situation if u can do that it will help gain selfasteam
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Hard one.  I just want to say "judging others" :).  \n\nUmm...  determining what is right or wrong, good or bad, beautiful or ugly in anothers life.
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Knowing the difference between right and wrong is the issue here. Therefore, although it is nice to be popular, people see through a fake facade and can judge your sincerity. So why pretend. I am me, take it or leave it.
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Lust is selfish and love is selfless. If you can't tell the difference, then it's lust. You'll know when you are being loved.\n\nQuote:\nLove is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
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Pride is a result of ergoism. passion is a passive reaction.
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If you are doing the other things, exude confidence^ is the next way to go. Stand tall with good posture, don't be apprehensive or indecisive.
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There's a time and a place for both. It mostly depends on what you want to say about yourself.
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TRUST. Where does it come into the equation?
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Pride is based upon thinking.  It is not a pure emotion.\nPerhaps "Satisfaction" is the root emotion.  This is usually considered a positive one.  The filter of the mind can change this, however, by distorting the emotion with thoughts.\n\nThese thoughts are part of a learned behavior and personal choices.  They are selfish in nature.  They are based upon "I" in relation to another.  "I" did nothing wrong.  "I" have no need to apologize.  "I" refuse to do so.\n\nInfants have self awareness, but no pride.  They can feel satisfaction.  As the child grows and an Ego Boundary is built and defended, the mind becomes trained and will often "hijack" emotions with its "personal interpretation."  By choosing to repeat an activity, the altered emotions, like Pride, with be felt and displayed.
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Whatever the situation, to be more open and outspoken is to have a wide point of view, and also, confidence.\nTrust me.
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A person should not rely on a feeling of confidence that comes from external means...ie...you say when you are "...alone or with a close friend..."\n\nWhat that tells me is that your feeling of confidence MAY come from the fact that you know your close friend's strengths and weakness and insecurities...and so you KNOW that in certain areas you are "stronger" or "better" or "faster" or whatever....and IN COMPARISON that makes you feel confident. Or, IN COMPARISON that makes you feel less insecure. What it comes down to though is YOU comparing your strengths and weaknesses to others you know to help YOU feel confident. \n\nThat works great.....until you walk into a room of strangers........and suddenly your knowledge of their strengths and weaknesses is nonexistent. NOW how are you supposed to judge yourself? Now that you know nothing about them...you lose confidence in YOURSELF, because you don't know how you "compare".\n\nYour abilities and strengths and weaknesses are not RELATIVE or SUBJECTIVE. If you run a 45min 10k....you run a 45min 10k. THAT is objective...not subjective. It is a GOOD time that may even be getting better. If you have a good knowledge base in some subject, or an innate curiosity about things...THAT is an objective, positive quality. \n\nI think the key is for you to realize your strengths and weakness in an OBJECTIVE way...ie, not comparing them to other people...but just getting "your hands and mind" around them on your own...sort of a self-realization thing or something. If you are pretty...you are pretty. Not "pretty compared to...", but just plain pretty. If you run well....you run well. Not "run well compared to..."\nIf you have curious, thought provoking questions....then you have \ncurious, thought provoking questions...period!\n\nOnce you become aware of YOUR STRENGTHS you will become more confident. Not "your strengths compared to other girls' strengths"....but just YOUR STRENGTHS. They exist whether you are alone in your room, or in a room of 1000 people. They don't leave you! Your artistic ability, your athletic ability, your academic ability, etc all stay with you!\n\nKeep THAT in mind next time your mind starts to doubt!!
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Be interested and involved.\n\nYou can wear all the flirty outfits you want, get a boob job so you have twin zepplins of love and give everyone naked pictures of yourself.\n\nWhen you are involved and interested in whomsoever you want, that counts for a great deal. Confidence is sexy.
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There are some close seconds, but number one is being good.\n\nI don't know why. I thought it was because of all the wonderful things I could ultimately have, like being close to God, becoming a huge radiant being, having love and connection with all beings, and similar ambitions.\n\nBut, I realized the other day that if I had to deliberately wrong someone to better my own situation worldly or spiritually, I wouldn't do it, regardless of God's will. I fear that it's pride, and I wonder if it's something better than my selfish mind can grasp. I don't know.\n\nWould you tell us what your most important is?
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Take it as a compliment. Self-outspoken means you say what you believe in no matter what others think. In other words, you have a personality. Nobody is manipulating you.
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Get to the basics. Let go the ego and the false pride. Accept mistakes and compromise.\nLive happily everafter.
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Yeah.  When you realize that high self-esteem (pride) and low self-esteem are two side of the same coin.  This lind of pride is thinking you are to great and the other think that you are not enough.  At the end of the day it is still all about you.  The best is having no self-esteem.  In which you consider yourself honestly and then move on and refocus on the One who really matter GOD.  So, yes I have had days like that.
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you may think this, but actually some people are the opposite as far as broadcasting thier pride.  they feel maybe that they are overcoming or have overcome obstacles and are proud.  i see nothing wrong with it.  maybe it is a way to encourage people of thier same culture to also strive to succeed.  i think this is actually promoting confidence, not low self-esteem.  low self-esteem is blamed for too much these days, in my opinion.  low self-esteem is being used a lot, i think, as an excuse for just any old thing.  perhaps the "mexican pride" people are simply proud of who they are and thier culture.  i see no hint of low self-esteem here, perhaps you need a dictionary.  while looking up self-esteem, you might opt to look up prejudice.........