I didn't do very well at school, and I suppose I've always had this sense, you know that, of being average, so I've been a bit low on self-confidence in my ability.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Just dumb.
I didn't do well at school, and I don't have lots of academic reference points.
I wasn't the most confident kid in school and college.
I wasn't good at school.
I was never really good in school.
I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I think, because of that, I have a lot of insecurities about myself.
Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.
But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you.
I had a lot of self-confidence.
Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.