“But there are times when speaking up is required, and women have got to master that distinction. “We’re taught to be more self-deprecating,” she told us. “I think it all begins on the playground, and then society reinforces it. We believe that we should wait until we are absolutely sure that we are ready for something before we ask for it.” It took her a decade in the workplace to learn to ask for something boldly, without waiting. She was in her early thirties, working in the Chicago”
― The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
― The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
“The propensity to dwell on failure and mistakes, and an inability to shut out the outside world are, in his mind, the biggest psychological impediments for his female players, and they directly affect performance and confidence on the court.”
― The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
― The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
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