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Stop trying to sound smart. People who perform intelligence come across as less trustworthy, which kills confidence. Show up as yourself instead.
Stop trying to sound smart. People who perform intelligence come across as less trustworthy, which kills confidence. Show up as yourself instead.
Here's confidence tip number 56. Don't try to sound smart or clever. People don't respond as well to people who are smart and clever as they do to people who are real and authentic. So work on how you're going to present yourself in a group of people or in a situation. Don't try to be smart. Because people who are smart tend to get lower trust levels. To be trusted, you need to be trustworthy. And being smart isn't a way to be trustworthy. Build your confidence by being present, by being authentic, by being yourself, but not being smart.
