Confident people inspire confidence in others: their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success. The good news is that self-confidence really can be learned and built on. And, whether you’re working on your own confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it’s well-worth the effort!

Our instructor this evening is Carol Rabideau, a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience. She provides future planning workshops, assessments, crisis intervention, brief counseling and referral services to individuals and families with developmental disabilities throughout their lifespan. She is on staff with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

Confidence is the stuff that turns thoughts into action.

Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself

Confidence is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.