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Why Broken Promises to Yourself Erode Confidence
Cohen links self-confidence to following through on personal commitments. Each unfinished promise can feel like letting yourself down, while complete follow-through supplies evidence that you can rely on yourself and creates a sense of accomplishment.
- Confidence grows from evidence of personal follow-through
- Unfinished commitments can chip away at self-esteem
- Treat yourself as your own accountability partner
- Complete the action to create a genuine sense of accomplishment
“there's something to be said about a correlation between confidence and fulfilling the commitments you make to yourself”
“if you really want to build true self-confidence is you gotta make yourself your accountability partner make sure you do the things that you tell…”
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