by Richard@DecisionSkills » Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:55 pm
Which means you need it.
Plenty of people lacking confidence and self esteem use this technique. It can be particularly beneficial when facing a challenge or uncertain situation. For example, a person fearful and anxious about giving a public speech or nervous as they step on the ice to compete for a medal might say, "Im a f***ing god..." Nothing wrong with a bit of a boost to try to calm the anxiety.
Those that already have confidence, i.e. the professional public speaker going in front of only 10 people or the athlete playing a pick up game doesn't use the technique, because their confidence is sufficient for the task at hand. Still, even the professional speaker might use the technique facing a packed stadium or the athlete going for a gold medal.
It's relative.