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CONFIDENCE
Confidence is the certainty of being able to face a known or unknown situation. It is usually based on knowledge of our own strengths, mastery of some science or art. I tell a story that shows how my father's advice helped build my confidence and how this could be used to build confidence in children:
As a teenager, I had serious shyness problems. For that reason, I got to go through some small embarrassments and some very big embarrassments. It was uncomfortable for me to walk into a room full of people. The mere fact that some people turned to look at me caused me untold suffering. It put me in a state of alertness that prevented me from concentrating. I had trouble socializing and probably did not receive timely help.
I lived with my father, my mother was not there. I didn't discuss my shyness problem with him. Besides the fact that he was a man, I felt that he did not have the sensitivity to understand me. One day, however, I decided to approach the problem in a different way and give my father the benefit of the doubt. I forced myself to remember that he was older than I was and that in this world, no doubt, he had seen many more things than I had been able to see.
So, riding with my dad in the old van, I told him about my shyness problem and my difficulty interacting properly with people. I told him about something I called inexplicable nervous outbursts at the most unthinkable and inconvenient times.
My elderly father listened patiently. He never interrupted me. He seemed to understand perfectly everything I was telling him. He seemed to have an ace up his sleeve, and was just waiting for an opportunity to show it.
CONFIANZA
La confianza es la seguridad de poder enfrentar una situación conocida o desconocida. Suele estar basada en el conocimiento de nuestras propias fortalezas, en el dominio de alguna ciencia o arte. Cuento una historia que muestra cómo el consejo de mi padre ayudó a consolidar mi confianza y cómo esto podría usarse para potenciar la confianza en los niños:
En mi adolescencia tuve serios problemas de timidez. Por esa razón, llegué a pasar algunas vergüenzas pequeñas y otras muy grandes. Me resultaba incómodo entrar en una sala llena de gente. El sólo hecho de que algunos voltearan a mirarme me provocaba indecibles sufrimientos. Aquello me sumía en un estado de alerta que me impedía concentrarme. Yo tenía problemas para socializar y probablemente no recibí ayuda oportuna.
Yo vivía con mi papá, mi mamá no estaba. Mi problema de timidez yo no lo hablaba con él. Además de que él era hombre, yo sentía que él no tenía la sensibilidad necesaria para entenderme. Un día, sin embargo, decidí enfocar el problema de una manera distinta y darle a mi padre el beneficio de la duda. Me forcé a recordar que él era mayor y que yo y que en este mundo, sin duda, él había visto muchas más cosas de las que yo había podido ver.
Así, andando con mi papá en la vieja camioneta, le conté sobre mi problema de timidez y sobre mi dificultad para interactuar adecuadamente con la gente. Le hablé de algo que yo llamé inexplicables explosiones de nervios en los momentos más impensables e incovenientes.
Mi anciano padre escuchó con paciencia. Nunca me interrumpió. Parecía que entendía perfectamente todo lo que yo le estaba diciendo. Parecía que tenía un as debajo de la manga, y que sólo estaba esperando una oportunidad para mostrarlo...
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I finished talking. My dad still seemed to be mulling the matter over. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and said, "You have to learn to drive".... At that moment I was convinced that my dad was not in a position to understand my situation, much less help me. But I didn't miss a chance to take that word about learning to drive. It wasn't something he often offered. In the weeks that followed I was practicing behind the wheel with my dad.
In my first job, as you might expect, I found myself in trouble many times, but I gained the sympathy of those close to me. My coworkers helped make the work environment more bearable. It was a small progress that I didn't notice at first.
My poor social skills made me more work-oriented. I became an expert in certain activities for which I was always sought after and consulted. I became an important point of reference for those jobs, which activated my confidence and boosted it to the skies.
Terminé de hablar. Mi papá aún parecía meditar en el asunto. De pronto, abrió su boca y dijo: "Tienes que aprender a manejar"... En ese momento me convencí de que mi papá no estaba en capacidad de entender mi situación y mucho menos podía ayudarme. Pero no perdí oportunidad de tomar esa palabra sobre aprender a manejar. No era algo que él ofreciera con frecuencia. En las semanas siguientes estuve practicando tras el volante con mi papá.
En mi primer trabajo, como era de suponerse, me vi en aprietos muchas veces, pero me gané la simpatía de los que estaban cerca de mí. Mis compañeros ayudaron a hacer que el ambiente de trabajo fuera más llevadero. Era un pequeño progreso que yo no notaba al principio.
Mi poca capacidad para socializar me hizo ser más orientada al trabajo. Me volví una experta en ciertas actividades por las cuales siempre me buscaban y me consultaban. Me convertí en un punto de referencia importante para esos trabajos, lo cual activó mi confianza y la elevó hasta los cielos.
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Here I began to understand what my dad was trying to teach me, what "learning to drive" meant. The mere fact of mastering something, of knowing how to do it well, increases anyone's confidence. In my case, confidence ended up making me a more sociable person and the fears and nervous outbursts disappeared completely.
Since then, I am certain that children must be taught to master a science or an art, something that will carve their interest, depending on what their parents or representatives observe in them. Baseball, soccer, swimming, gymnastics, playing a musical instrument, singing following a director and learning to modulate the voice, are some options. There are many others, the important thing is that the child gets interested in the activity, which in the end will end up boosting his confidence.
Aquí comencé a entender lo que trataba de enseñarme mi papá, lo que significaba aquello de "aprender a manejar". El sólo hecho de dominar algo, de saber bien cómo se hace, aumenta la confianza de cualquiera. En mi caso, la confianza terminó haciéndome una persona más sociable y desaparecieron por completo los miedos y las explosiones de nervios.
Desde entonces tengo la convicción de que a los niños hay que enseñarlos a dominar una ciencia o un arte, algo que logre capturar su interés, según lo que observen en él los padres o representantes. Béisbol, fútbol, natación, gimnasia, tocar un instrumento musical, cantar siguiendo a un director y aprendiendo a modular la voz, son algunas opciones. Hay muchas otras, lo importante es que el niño logre interesarse en la actividad, que al final va a terminar potenciando su confianza.
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This post is beautiful, beautiful story, very accurate reflection.
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