If You Think You Can Do It,
That's Confidence; If You Do It, That's Competence.
Remember when you were a kid
about to ride a bicycle for the first time? Did your parents have to coax you
onto the bike? Did they have to spend time convincing you that you could do it?
OF course not. You were so excited--and so sure you could master that bike that
you could hardly wait. In fact, your parent's greatest challenge was to bride
your enthusiasm and manage your naive confidence.
There is a major distinction between confidence and competence during the
learning process. As a child, you were confident, but you didn't understand the
competences required to ride a bike safely. Your parents knowingly guided you.
They taught you the rules of the road, adjusted the seat and foot pedals,
directed you by putting your hands on the handlebars, and explained the
mechanize of riding a bicycle. Then they held on until you got your balance.
Over time, you gained the competence to guide your confidence.
As a self-leader, you must learn to diagnose the difference between your naive
confidence and demonstrated competence. Otherwise, the leadership you seek may
mistake your confidence for competence and send you into the street without
knowing the rules of the road.
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