Quicksand

To successfully manage our confdence we need to have a realistic grasp of both our ablities and our limitations. Confdence is based on knowing what we are capable of and knowing what we are able to accomplish. Though confdence grows when we explore the edge of our abilities, we need to be aware of the limits of what we can do sucsesfully. Quicksand is quicksand is quicksand. Something may look safe, but on closer examination it may be a trap into which we will sink. There are traps to confdence like that. Things that look doable at first glance but which can collapse under us. To avoid quicksand traps we need to know our limits and the skills that are required in each specific situation.