Confidence

Confidence...a friend of mine tossed this word my way and in this game of catch, I hold this word up in my hand, checking it for meaning, essence, how it relates to money. One if the most attractive human qualities is confidence, it is captivating.  No one teaches it, in fact in Canadian culture, to display confidence is almost arrogant!  When I look at meaning, I see it is self appreciation, a liking of who I am in private and than who I show up as in public. When I look at essence, it is a knowing that I am progressing, learning, growing, valuing myself but more importantly, ESSENTIALLY, I am valuing others.  Lack of confidence makes others feel uncomfortable, awkward, it is an emotional contagion and bad for business. When I look to see how confidence relates to money, I see a direct correlation.  Through learning, growing, I know that I have an offering and the value added to the other is something worth paying for.