Confidence
"It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice." — Arlyn Davich
Caryn Effron ON Confidence
Founder, GoGirl Finance
Q: Oprah has that great section in her magazine “What I know for sure.” What do you know for sure?
A: What I know for sure is how incredibly fortunate we are to live in America. Although we have significant problems, people still maintain hope of a better future and can look to a long list of American stories to see how less fortunate people found ways to a better life. I know we are here for a fairly short time frame. ... READ MORE »
Jan Arnold ON Confidence
Co-Founder and Style Director, Creative Nail Design
Q: Oprah has that great section in her magazine “What I know for sure.” What do you know for sure?
A: I know for sure that success requires hard work, passion and humility. READ MORE »
Confidence is King
claudia ON Confidence
Too often I see people give up or not pursue their dreams because they fear the risk, lack the resources, feel that the odds are against them….the list goes on. The voices in your head work overtime: “Oh that’s crazy…I could never pull that off. I don’t have the energy or ability for that. That READ MORE »
Charlotte Beyer ON Confidence
Founder, Institute for Private Investors
Q: Confidence is key to pursuing your dream. How do you build up your “confidence muscles”?
A: My trick was to always have an escape hatch, i.e., ‘what I’ll do if it all goes wrong’ plan. Beginning with the founding of my company in 1991, I gave myself a year to make it work, telling myself I would return to work in a Wall Street firm if my own company failed. Having such a worst-case plan figured ... READ MORE »
Susanna Harwood Rubin ON Confidence
Visual Artist, Writer & Certified Yoga Teacher, Susanna Harwood Rubin
Q: Oprah has that great section in her magazine “What I know for sure.” What do you know for sure?
A: I know for sure that beauty can be found in the smallest moment, the tiniest gesture or exchange. It is never not present. I know that beauty and joy reside at the core of every individual human being. It is simply a question of access. READ MORE »