There are a lot of people who give you the message that maybe you are not good enough, and the best thing you can do for yourself is to block out all of that noise.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If there is noise against you, then you try to make it seem it is for you. You just have to try to focus on your own game and try and win the match whatever way you can.
Determine who you are and what your brand is, and what you're not. The rest of it is just a lot of noise.
When I am not acting or performing, I want to keep quiet and not to have a conversation.
I talk too quiet, and I have to yell on stage.
In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me.
Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.
Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can hear it in others.
I don't try to sound like anyone but me anymore. If something is out of my element, I try to avoid it.
If you're a short-seller, that's a cacophony of negative reinforcement. You're basically told that you're wrong in every way imaginable every day. It takes a certain type of individual to drown that noise and negative reinforcement out and to remind oneself that their work is accurate and what they're hearing is not.
Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.