Originally Posted by
Gargul
As a shy person myself, I can say that confidence is not something that's easy to gain in the genuine sense. But when I'm at work dealing with customers I'll never see again, I can fake it pretty well in intervals of about 5 minutes.
Confidence comes from *doing*, not thinking. Everyone starts out with 'fake it to make it'. I remember my first public presentation, scary as hell. Now, not so much. Same thing.
Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
--Cyteen by C.J.Cherryh