"Self-belief alone is not sufficient—you also have to be able to convince other people of what you believe."
This is the true test of self belief. In the corporate world this is why many ideas don't take off or take off in a half baked manner. Just like self belief is visible, the absence of it is also visible. I can quite figure out when someone is proposing an idea or wants to make something work but they themselves don't believe in it. The corporate world is littered with such people and leaders as well.
My boss put it very well 'The moment you think what's in it for me, you've lost the plot". This question does not arise in anyone who has this utmost self belief in what they do.
What I've learned is that it's not about self belief. It's about believing in something bigger than you. Solutions can have holes poked in them, but real problems are eternal. They can only be solved (or ignored).
This is the true test of self belief. In the corporate world this is why many ideas don't take off or take off in a half baked manner. Just like self belief is visible, the absence of it is also visible. I can quite figure out when someone is proposing an idea or wants to make something work but they themselves don't believe in it. The corporate world is littered with such people and leaders as well.
My boss put it very well 'The moment you think what's in it for me, you've lost the plot". This question does not arise in anyone who has this utmost self belief in what they do.