What is the difference between Confidence and Self-confidence?

Question

And how do you implement in your life?

Answer 1

Self-confidence is the confidence one has in oneself, one’s knowledge, and one’s abilities....confidence is inborn while self confidence can be aquired.

Answer 2

I believe they mean the same thing. Its basically means that you approach things with positive mind and without any insecurities.

Confidence is the main characteristic a person must have in order to succeed.

Answer 3

Confidence is faith , it  may be upon any person  where as self -confidence means to have confidence on our selves.

Both are necessary  for our success.  

Answer 4

Confidence is when you go mad and self confidence is when you see someone go mad

Answer 5

confidence:You believe that a person can achieve his goal.

self confidence:If the person is you your self,you have confidence on yourself i.e. self confidence.

Ex:you have confidence on your brother.

     you have self confidence on your self.

Answer 6

Confidence is what others gave u.

Self - confidence is what u gave yourself..

hope that explains..

Answer 7

Prepare or Practice well to gain confidence(ex.Examination).

Play to win learning from the failiure without losing self confidence(Ex. failing in the examination.)

Answer 8

Confidence:I can do that.

Self-confidence:Only i can do that.

That's all.........

Answer 9

confidence means anyone telling to you to have the confidence,self confidence means what is your own confidence

Answer 10

Self-confidence:

'Confidence' in oneself or one's own abilities.

“Without self-confidence we are as babes in the cradle” (Virginia Woolf).

Food and Fitness: self-confidence

A person's belief that he or she can succeed. Self-confidence is usually specific to particular tasks, but some people seem to display it in a wide range of activities. In sport, it has long been thought of as an important determinant of performance. It tends to be self-generating: confident athletes set themselves difficult training goals and persevere until they have achieved them. This generates feelings of competence which reinforce their confidence. Sport psychologists refer to situation-specific self-confidence as self-efficacy. According to one theory (Bandura's self-efficacy theory), self-efficacy is enhanced by four main factors: successful performances; vicarious experience; verbal persuasion (including praise and encouragement); and arousal.

In training, you can enhance your self-confidence in the following ways:

• SET APPROPRIATE GOALS. Break down long-term goals into short-term, attainable goals so as to maximize feelings of success

• VICARIOUS EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESS. Imagine yourself performing the target activities perfectly to maximize the vicarious experience of success (see also visualization)

• VERBAL ENCOURAGEMENT. Use positive self-talk, by verbally encouraging yourself (e.g. with phrases such as ‘This is a great session; I'm doing really well today…’) to reinforce feelings of self-confidence.

Sports Science and Medicine: self-confidence

A person's belief that he or she has the ability to succeed. Athletes who are self-confident and expect to succeed often do succeed.

Quotes:

"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation." - Arthur Ashe

"The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity." - Mahatma Gandhi

"Self-confidence is the result of a successfully survived risk." - Jack Gibb

"A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity." - Lazarus Long

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The socio-psychological concept of self-confidence relates to self-assuredness in one's personal judgment, ability, power, etc., sometimes manifested excessively.

Answer 11

I don't see any difference , it's just our perception towards that term 'Confidence ' .

I implement with a positive mind.

Answer 12

Others can have confidence on "you" that you would succeed,

But you can't do it till you have confidence on "your-self"!

Implementation- Gather inspiration from others' success & try to test yourself on same level!