Confidence starts with us and shows as we build it internally.
It’s been a wonderful day of clients, filling workshops, running a Live Webinar and I am writing this blog whilst watch the wonderful film Pulp Fiction (1994) play in the background.
A timeless classic that I think people will be watching 50 years from now (touch wood they don’t remake it), and I am watching the classic scene of John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson play out at the start.
It has some incredible screen play, off the shoulder camera work and intense discussion to setup the whole film and just pull anyone is as a reader.
Without me spoiling the film (in case you haven’t seen it or forgotten), both characters play hit men that get along well and do extreme things but are disturbingly nonchalant about the whole experience.
What is hitting me about this scene is how confident internally the characters are. They love their work, they believe in what they are saying and both are busy having real conversations about life.
The key points that are impacting me is how true confidence starts with yourself. These two characters (and actors behind them) are internally confident and clearly love who they are. That intellectual foundation comes from years of work and development that manifests itself in anything from speech to results.
In a way, they are talking like how I speak today with confidence and strength with it reminding me of how under confident I used to be.
Some time back (especially after my drifter days), my confidence took a real knock and it took some work to really pick it up. Over the years of hard work, personal development and pushing myself it’s gradually happened and it’s wonderful. As you believe in yourself life is so much easier, better and more fun.
My advice and thinking? Don’t let the external world tell yourself to believe in yourself. Just start yourself. This paves the way for many great things to come.
Of course, you don’t have be an evil hit man to think that; you can be just wonderful as you are. Belief starts with YOU and a strong decision to be made.
Love your work, thank you for the read and make sure you check out Pulp Fiction for more inspiration.
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