Importance of self-confidence in student’s life

What is Self-confidence? Well according to the dictionary, a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities and judgement is Self-confidence.  So going by the dictionary meaning, when a student has a trust in his/her own abilities and qualities, it is called being self-confident. Being self-confident plays a key role in the life of every student.

Benefits of Self-confidence

Being self-confident is the key to success. A student’s life is surrounded by various parameters; in order to have a balance between all these parameters self-confidence is necessary. The most beneficial fact about being self-confident is that it enhances your capabilities. A self-confident student is capable of achieving much more in comparison to students who are less confident.

Focus is a very important factor in a student’s life. Being self-confident leads to strong focus in studies and helps students achieve their goals.  Another benefit of being self-confident is being stronger and able to accept mistakes. A student’s life is not perfect and they need to learn from mistakes at various steps. If you are self-confident, it not deters you from accepting mistakes and learning from them.

A student’s life is all about building relationships with peers. A self-confident person has the ability to stand on his own ground and make more friends than a person with low self-confidence. They are always energetic and have tremendous leadership capability in them.

Exams are a stressful time in any student’s life. During this time there are high chances of feeling low and negative. But if you have confidence in your own self then the negativity does not settle in you and as a student, you are able to focus and take exams positively.

A self-confident student always stays happy and they do not let any negative thoughts in their minds. The body language of a self-confident student stands out in the crowd and they are easily recognized in a crowd of students.  A self-confident student also has the ability to look at any problem or situation with a different perspective.

One of the advantages of being a self-confident student is that you can express your opinion without any fear or hesitance. This openness makes learning more interesting and challenging for students.

Self-confidence is also equally proportional to motivation. Lower the self-confidence, lower the motivation towards studies. Higher the self-confidence, high is the motivation for studying.

For a student, self-confidence is built up due to various factors, the home environment, the school environment and the peer group. Thus it is ambiguous that all these factors stay in proper balance for a student to remain self-confident.

So this quote from Marie Curie should be every student’s mantra “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained”.