But I guess the lesson is this: If you don't have confidence in yourself and think that you are worth hiring, or whatever it is, you can't expect anyone else to.
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I think my lesson is to back yourself once you've been given a job. Far too often, I've been given a job and then doubted why I'm there.
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.
I am confident and I work so hard to be confident. If I wasn't talented, then I wouldn't be as confident.
You're not going to get every part, so you can't base your sense of self-worth around whether or not you actually land the job.
I used to say in the cabinet room, 'confidence is not like a can of Popeye spinach - you can't take the top off and swallow it down.' You know, confidence has to be earned.
Sometimes, taking a job is like going to a shrink or something, where you get to know yourself better.
It's difficult to not be able to just be yourself without criticism in any position, whether you're in high school, college, or this industry.
I'm not sure that I want to be without some lack of confidence. If you are too sure of yourself, you don't grow. You may feel confident in some things, but other fields come up as a challenge. And if you don't anticipate trouble, you will be in trouble.
For one thing, you need a lot of self-confidence to be on the top of your field. There are times probably where I appear to be over-confident or arrogant. It's really in the eye of the beholder.
A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously.
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