Confidence

Having got caught in the snow I was rescued by road side assistance. During an exciting couple of hours in a transporter trying to retrieve my vehicle I got to know the driver, Ashley. He asked what I did for a living and I explained that I had crossed the A1 on foot that morning to beat the snow and deliver a workshop on Effective Networking. Ashley then talked about his past and personal exploits in the Falklands War and Belfast. The message that he got across loud and clear, was that success in such challenging environments is all about confidence and personal mind set, not technical ability. Interesting, I thought, as I had spent that morning saying very much the same thing to men in suits about ‘working a room’. Very different environments, but perhaps an important parallel. Are you addressing ‘confidence’ in your plans for 2010?