When I hear people say to me…you are so confident. I often doubt their complete honesty since I don’t see myself as that confident person. Though, to be able to portray the assumed resemblance of confidence, I have had to push myself beyond my comfort zone, especially living in the environment where I live.
The truth is that, like many other people, I struggle with my confidence. In fact, I can say that up until my teenage years, I was quite the shy and timid girl. It must not have helped that I was somewhat smaller than other girls my age in my boarding school then. Also, I grew up at a time and space where being an overly confident kid meant that you needed to be extra checked by your parents. If you spoke too much or jumped into an adult conversation in a public place with your parents present, let’s just say, you won’t ever forget the events that would ensue from there.