CONFIDENCE IS THE ULTIMATE AFTER WISDOM
Wisdom, no doubt, is the principal thing. Wisdom is defined as the ability to make good and serious judgments because of one’s experience and knowledge (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 5th edition). Simply put, wisdom is the application of what you know. You may have the knowledge, but you are only wise when you can make good use of what you have.
For instance, as at the time I learnt about the keys and cords on an acoustic guitar and I can play any of the neck cords. That is I had knowledge of the guitar; wow! It was fascinating. But it however became frustrating when I tried to find another person’s key and tried to follow the person as he or she is singing. It took more practice and rehearsals. Hence the ability to follow a song, play the right key, the right cords and right progression is wisdom. And wisdom remains the boss!
However, confidence can make wisdom more useful or almost useless. Confidence is a feeling or belief that one can firmly trust or rely on somebody, somebody’s ability or something that is said, reported etc. (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 5th edition). I prefer to define it for this purpose that confidence is believing it when the voice inside of you tells you that you can do it and you say yes! I can achieve it. It is also called believing in yourself.
THEY MUST WORK TOGETHER
I think it is clear that what am trying to say is that, you need a good dose of confidence along with the knowledge of what you are about to do or achieve before you venture into it. For instance, if you know how to sing and can apply all the voice technology, but, lack confidence, you will, yes! will perform very badly in an audition. And if you do not know how to sing and you go for an audition with so much a confidence, you will be disgraced out of the sage. The same thing for exams; If you have read and prepared but, still afraid and trembling, the result would likely not meet up with your preparation. On the other hand, if you are not in any way prepared for an examination and you came into the hall with full confidence, the examiner will also have the full confidence to give you a confidential ZERO. Keep in mind too that over-confidence can be equated to pride.
Supposing, wisdom and confidence can be measured in percentage, then get well above 50% wisdom and well above 70% confidence. It has been proved over time that a person with 50% wisdom and 70% confidence will perform better than a person who has 70% wisdom and less than 50% confidence. This is because confidence illuminates your wisdom and makes you look bright or brighter. But on the other hand, timidity makes you look dull and incompetent. This is so because you become nervous among other thing which opens you up to mistakes.
But, make no mistakes, an over 70% percent wisdom with an over 70% confidence is certainly the one who would be at the peak of his game. Therefore, I strongly advice that you get as much wisdom as you can and get full confidence that you can do it, you only need to try.
IN CONCLUSION
Confidence can never replace wisdom nor is it more important than wisdom. And also, wisdom cannot optimize its ability without confidence. Although wisdom is more important, confidence gives it the much needed boost to take it to the zenith. So wisdom is the principal thing, but, you need to be confident as well else it may be wasting or manifesting below its level. Step up your wisdom, and step up the confidence too. Nothing like it!
God bless you.
@joshuaboyede
Wisdom, no doubt, is the principal thing. Wisdom is defined as the ability to make good and serious judgments because of one’s experience and knowledge (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 5th edition). Simply put, wisdom is the application of what you know. You may have the knowledge, but you are only wise when you can make good use of what you have.
For instance, as at the time I learnt about the keys and cords on an acoustic guitar and I can play any of the neck cords. That is I had knowledge of the guitar; wow! It was fascinating. But it however became frustrating when I tried to find another person’s key and tried to follow the person as he or she is singing. It took more practice and rehearsals. Hence the ability to follow a song, play the right key, the right cords and right progression is wisdom. And wisdom remains the boss!
However, confidence can make wisdom more useful or almost useless. Confidence is a feeling or belief that one can firmly trust or rely on somebody, somebody’s ability or something that is said, reported etc. (Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 5th edition). I prefer to define it for this purpose that confidence is believing it when the voice inside of you tells you that you can do it and you say yes! I can achieve it. It is also called believing in yourself.
THEY MUST WORK TOGETHER
I think it is clear that what am trying to say is that, you need a good dose of confidence along with the knowledge of what you are about to do or achieve before you venture into it. For instance, if you know how to sing and can apply all the voice technology, but, lack confidence, you will, yes! will perform very badly in an audition. And if you do not know how to sing and you go for an audition with so much a confidence, you will be disgraced out of the sage. The same thing for exams; If you have read and prepared but, still afraid and trembling, the result would likely not meet up with your preparation. On the other hand, if you are not in any way prepared for an examination and you came into the hall with full confidence, the examiner will also have the full confidence to give you a confidential ZERO. Keep in mind too that over-confidence can be equated to pride.
Supposing, wisdom and confidence can be measured in percentage, then get well above 50% wisdom and well above 70% confidence. It has been proved over time that a person with 50% wisdom and 70% confidence will perform better than a person who has 70% wisdom and less than 50% confidence. This is because confidence illuminates your wisdom and makes you look bright or brighter. But on the other hand, timidity makes you look dull and incompetent. This is so because you become nervous among other thing which opens you up to mistakes.
But, make no mistakes, an over 70% percent wisdom with an over 70% confidence is certainly the one who would be at the peak of his game. Therefore, I strongly advice that you get as much wisdom as you can and get full confidence that you can do it, you only need to try.
IN CONCLUSION
Confidence can never replace wisdom nor is it more important than wisdom. And also, wisdom cannot optimize its ability without confidence. Although wisdom is more important, confidence gives it the much needed boost to take it to the zenith. So wisdom is the principal thing, but, you need to be confident as well else it may be wasting or manifesting below its level. Step up your wisdom, and step up the confidence too. Nothing like it!
God bless you.
@joshuaboyede
