Re: self-esteem or self-confidence

January 15, 2002

I agree with you Gretchen. Self esteem is what I feel about myself and self

confidence it what I feel I can do or achieve.

Funny language (dare I say English)

Love

Sue

The important thing is never to stop questioning.

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and my God. " - Helen Keller

----- Original Message -----

From: Gretchen Glick

Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:20 PM

Subject: [] self-esteem or self-confidence

Hello Rose-Marie,

Without a formal dictionary - these are my thoughts:

1)Self-Esteem for me means I think well enough of myself and my

abilities to make a first contact, then get an appointment, then walk

into the Board Room of The Nestle Company and ask them to become

sponsors.

2)Self-Confidence means I dress up in my power suit, do my hair, makeup,

KNOW WHAT I WILL SAY, take 100 Fact Sheets with me, walk into some huge

towering building and potentially intimidating situation with my head

held high, make my presentation to Executives who know nothing about

CMT, graciously make my pitch, subtly close the deal, and thank them for

their time. When I get to my car with windows UP I say " YES! Good job

G! "

I do feel self-esteem and self-confidence are connected, at least for me

anyway.

~ Gretchen

Rose-Marie Isakson wrote:

> > Excuse me - I have a " language " -question. To me it´s a difference between

> self-esteem and self-confidence, is it that for you?

January 15, 2002

Well I have done some thinking over the years why I feel I have a better

self-esteem than self-confidence. CMT is one part of it as I have failed

so many times when doing physical tasks. In my mind I have wanted to be a

" good girl " , I have wanted to be good even in gymnastics and have listened

to what other have said: if you only try more, exercise more, force your

feet to move straight etc you will be better in physical tasks. And I have

tried, and tried. But failed too many times. So I guess my

self-confidence; my belief in what I can do in the reality compared to

what I think I should be able to do in my mind, has been knocked down too

many times. But I have never thought of my self as worthless because of

that, no way. Perhaps it has helped that I have had loving parents and

always have been quite good in many other things which I have been

interested of. And after have been getting the diagnose for 8 years ago,

an explanation to my physical limits, I slowly have been crawling up from

the deep of self-defeating thoughts. And being a member here helps too,

very much.

So now, Gretchen, I wouldn’t mind contacting The Nestle Company and ask

them to become sponsors. But I still would be very scared if I had

to meet many of them in person trying to sell the -consept (I’m a

bad salesman anyway).

Rose-Marie

January 16, 2002

understanding ones limitations is not low self its good judgement!

----- Original Message -----

From: Rose-Marie Isakson

Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:10 PM

Subject: Re: [] self-esteem or self-confidence