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Confidence Isn’t Built, It’s Earned.

Gaining self-confidence is its own 9–5 job.

Marisa Krause
Nov 7 · 4 min read

I’ve never been a big fan of the term, “confidence-building” or things that claim to “build confidence”, and I think that using the term build when referring to improving one’s confidence is actually somewhat problematic. Why, you may ask?

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Marisa Krause

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Fiction writer who loves writing about life experiences. I believe the more we share our stories, the more we can help others.

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