Don't forget to be awesome: Self confidence tricks for those in geeky fields

[terriko]

I took on one of the Ask A Geek Feminist questions: "How do you keep up your inner reserves of self-confidence?"

And that resulted in this post on Self Confidence Tricks.

The short version is:

1. Remember that you're not alone
2. Cultivate your shield of arrogance
3. Find your cheerleading squad
4. Celebrate your accomplishments
5. Don’t forget to be awesome

And as usual, you can read the much longer post here: Self Confidence Tricks @ GeekFeminism.org.

Thanks especially to miko, who not only regularly reminds me to be awesome, but also provided that last tip. She's always an inspiration of awesomeness both in what she does and how she encourages others.

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Comments

Confidence

[(Anonymous)]

It's very much a cultural thing to which degree it's expected to come off as super-confident. Americans who apply for jobs over here, for example, tend to overdo it a lot, and come off as ridicolous rather than confident. (same is true, to a lesser degree, for germans)

For me, it was stressful, I disliked it in germany, and doubt I'd like working in USA. I realize people are different, but for me personally, it's a lot more pleasant to work in an environment where it's not merely accepted, but indeed -expected- that you're insecure and uncertain now and then. And being so, doesn't imply that one ain't, infact, entirely awesome.