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		<title>By: How to Be Shockingly Popular with Women &#187; Just Keep The Change</title>
		<link>http://www.justkeepthechange.com/why-confidence-can-not-be-faked-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1#comment-18411</link>
		<dc:creator>How to Be Shockingly Popular with Women &#187; Just Keep The Change</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Mikey</title>
		<link>http://www.justkeepthechange.com/why-confidence-can-not-be-faked-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1#comment-17646</link>
		<dc:creator>Mikey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m bookmarking all your blogs after reading this mate. You said there is no &#039;definition&#039; for confidence....forgive my youthful naivety (i&#039;m 18) but maybe &#039;reasonable optimism in all you do&#039; would be a sensible phrase? This blog really helped me, so thanks a lot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m bookmarking all your blogs after reading this mate. You said there is no &#8216;definition&#8217; for confidence&#8230;.forgive my youthful naivety (i&#8217;m 18) but maybe &#8216;reasonable optimism in all you do&#8217; would be a sensible phrase? This blog really helped me, so thanks a lot.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
		<link>http://www.justkeepthechange.com/why-confidence-can-not-be-faked-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1#comment-16356</link>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 10:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very interesting comment, Alex. Thank you.

You are talking about things here at a very deep level, I like it.

Not once have you given a bland or unnecessary comment - you add great value to this blog. It&#039;s very much appreciated :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very interesting comment, Alex. Thank you.</p>
<p>You are talking about things here at a very deep level, I like it.</p>
<p>Not once have you given a bland or unnecessary comment &#8211; you add great value to this blog. It&#8217;s very much appreciated :-)</p>
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		<title>By: Alex Strandberg</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex Strandberg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 03:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>First time reading this site in two months and this is such a great article. It&#039;s interesting that I published two articles on confidence over the past week and the ideas are very similar. 

&#039;Confidence really only comes from doing.&#039; It&#039;s not about getting the girls number or the perfect body that counts but the underlying attribute that you will obtain from doing. The greatest gift you will discover, that you never thought you had, is the ability to be strong.

All of these things, pushing through fears, doing what we desire, moving beyond our comfort zone are a means to end. Foolishly some people believe that the end is women but they are short sighted. The far greater end is discovering this attribute (strength) that lies dormant in all of us, just beyond our fears and our thoughts. 

Strength is something that has always been with us that but unfortunately few will ever see. The pain that comes from growth is far too much to bear, so they just give up and live far below their potential.

&quot;confidence is knowing that, whatever happens, everything will be allright&quot; A knowing that comes only when you faced difficult and challenging times and come out a stronger person for it. The greatest moments in our lives won&#039;t be ones of joy but of pain. 

In these painful, almost unbearable times you will grow the most. They will lead you to that moment when knowing you can handle anything is no longer an idea but a reality. When that happens your fears will wither away and reveal a confident you, the real you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First time reading this site in two months and this is such a great article. It&#8217;s interesting that I published two articles on confidence over the past week and the ideas are very similar. </p>
<p>&#8216;Confidence really only comes from doing.&#8217; It&#8217;s not about getting the girls number or the perfect body that counts but the underlying attribute that you will obtain from doing. The greatest gift you will discover, that you never thought you had, is the ability to be strong.</p>
<p>All of these things, pushing through fears, doing what we desire, moving beyond our comfort zone are a means to end. Foolishly some people believe that the end is women but they are short sighted. The far greater end is discovering this attribute (strength) that lies dormant in all of us, just beyond our fears and our thoughts. </p>
<p>Strength is something that has always been with us that but unfortunately few will ever see. The pain that comes from growth is far too much to bear, so they just give up and live far below their potential.</p>
<p>&#8220;confidence is knowing that, whatever happens, everything will be allright&#8221; A knowing that comes only when you faced difficult and challenging times and come out a stronger person for it. The greatest moments in our lives won&#8217;t be ones of joy but of pain. </p>
<p>In these painful, almost unbearable times you will grow the most. They will lead you to that moment when knowing you can handle anything is no longer an idea but a reality. When that happens your fears will wither away and reveal a confident you, the real you.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah Justin, I guess you could say it like that... But I wouldn&#039;t take suicide bombers as a good example, because the term confidence also covers over the ability to listen to others and not just follow your own path without ever thinking about what others have to say. So no, suicide bombers are actually the opposite of confident, in my opinion.

And Albert, thanks man. Those two things, honesty and acceptance, will always be at the core of what I teach. I&#039;ll have to read up on that Nathaniel Branden, he seems like a wise man... Thanks for your comment as always and take care my friend!
Alex</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah Justin, I guess you could say it like that&#8230; But I wouldn&#8217;t take suicide bombers as a good example, because the term confidence also covers over the ability to listen to others and not just follow your own path without ever thinking about what others have to say. So no, suicide bombers are actually the opposite of confident, in my opinion.</p>
<p>And Albert, thanks man. Those two things, honesty and acceptance, will always be at the core of what I teach. I&#8217;ll have to read up on that Nathaniel Branden, he seems like a wise man&#8230; Thanks for your comment as always and take care my friend!<br />
Alex</p>
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		<title>By: Albert &#124; UrbanMonk.Net</title>
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		<dc:creator>Albert &#124; UrbanMonk.Net</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Beautiful stuff! I think you are right when you said honesty and acceptance is the most important things. Nathaniel BRanden widely known as the father of self-esteem, gives an example. Say you are in a social situation, and you feel shy/nervous. The best thing to do, is to be honest and admit you are shy (to yourself). Then accept. Welcome the shyness and you will find that it begins to diminish. Then work your magic ;) Far better than to try and push it away or deny it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful stuff! I think you are right when you said honesty and acceptance is the most important things. Nathaniel BRanden widely known as the father of self-esteem, gives an example. Say you are in a social situation, and you feel shy/nervous. The best thing to do, is to be honest and admit you are shy (to yourself). Then accept. Welcome the shyness and you will find that it begins to diminish. Then work your magic ;) Far better than to try and push it away or deny it!</p>
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		<title>By: Justin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You are correct though, it cannot be faked. Girls can smell it a mile away....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You are correct though, it cannot be faked. Girls can smell it a mile away&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Justin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I.e. Sucide bombers
Can you really get more confident than that?!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I.e. Sucide bombers<br />
Can you really get more confident than that?!</p>
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		<title>By: Justin</title>
		<link>http://www.justkeepthechange.com/why-confidence-can-not-be-faked-and-what-to-do-about-it/comment-page-1#comment-13750</link>
		<dc:creator>Justin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Confidence to me means having direction and knowing it is the right direction.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Confidence to me means having direction and knowing it is the right direction.</p>
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		<title>By: Alex</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re right Yavor, congruence is seriously important. I like your example from basketball - practice makes perfect as they say... And nah. Your comment is not confusing, it&#039;s good.

Thanks! Take care :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re right Yavor, congruence is seriously important. I like your example from basketball &#8211; practice makes perfect as they say&#8230; And nah. Your comment is not confusing, it&#8217;s good.</p>
<p>Thanks! Take care :-)</p>
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