Confidence is the absence of fear and the feeling of certainty that a particular action x will have a positive result y.

Thus, people around here give out advice to be outcome dependent and instead enjoy the process. If you enjoy a certain action x and don't care about the outcome y you'll tend to appear confident and fearless even when you're not. Eventually, you develop skill which naturally leads to true confidence as your results become more certain and positive.

@Hellhound,

I think that hits it right on. Thank you.


@Cyclone

I would agree with that as well, except for the psychopath part. The whole dsm v table with those personality disorders is now coming under heavy scrutiny, as they are really just generalizations of common personalities within our population. From what I understand, a simple change in beliefs can move an individual from a psychopath to a budha, and so many are starting to disregard the dsm table as anything more than categorization. But... if you like the idea of being a cold hearted, remorseless seducer who views women as targets to be spun into his web, definitely go for it. I've done it before and it has gotten me quite a ton of poon.

I don't believe in having a certain word. Only because i have impulses that I usually indulge in. There is always that little voice that creeps into your mind and it is your job to act and not let the voice get any louder. That is the way i see it. I enjoy every minute.

Words can be quite limiting.

Right, sometimes, it's better left unexplained. Like when you get that gut feeling, just act on it and see what happens!