High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances.

High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances.

Arrogant S.O.B.s run the world. A performer can never have too much self-confidence. The best in every field are likely to strike most people as irrationally confident, but that's how they got to the top.

Confidence is not a guarantee of success, but a pattern of thinking that will improve your likelihood of success, a tenacious search for ways to make things work.

Confidence is consistency of thinking about what is possible and how to make it possible.

Genuine confidence is a way of thinking about yourself and your abilities. Confidence is your perception of your own potential; it's a kind of long-term thinking that powers you through the obstacles and tough times, helping you solve problems and putting you in the way of success. Your confidence is quite a separate matter from your social skills.

Superstars think like superstars long before the fans or the press anoint them.