Into Confidence

I honestly don't know what to say. Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed that I cry because once I get the thinking about all the things I need to do but can't control at that certain moment I get emotional. I feel like I should not be in situation I cannot handle and I do it to myself every time. Between to jobs at this point, you would think I save some money but I have not. Then it school...and all the money along with that has to be paid. Finally, the apartment that may or may not be available be the time me and my roommate have our money ready. When things go through I just wonder how I make it through. PRAYER WORKS!! but lately I just have not been confident in myself or work. So, I have decided that I am going to start going to church and reading my book "Goals" by Brian Tracey. The thing is, I know I am confident but I also know how to bring myself down which is not good. From henceforth me myself and I will do better in every task because God is with me, family, and friends are too.

(link to something interesting) 

http://www.mindtools.com/selfconf.html

What is Self-Confidence?

Two main things contribute to self-confidence: self-efficacy and self-esteem.

We gain a sense of self-efficacy when we see ourselves (and others similar to ourselves) mastering skills and achieving goals that matter in those skill areas. This is the confidence that, if we learn and work hard in a particular area, we'll succeed. It's this type of confidence that leads people to accept difficult challenges, and persist in the face of setbacks.

This overlaps with the idea of self-esteem, which is a more general sense that we can cope with what's going on in our lives, and that we have a right to be happy. Partly, this comes from a feeling that the people around us approve of us, which we may or may not be able to control. However, it also comes from the sense that we are behaving virtuously, that we're competent at what we do, and that we can compete successfully when we put our minds to it.