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The dangers of overconfidence in sport and business
Take this quiz to find out if you are too confident
People who have it, are admired. People who want to have it pay money to get it. It helps you to succeed in business, sport and of course in dating. I am sure you already know by now but we are talking about confidence. However what about the flipside? Can there be such a thing as too much confidence?
(Disclaimer: the quiz is at the end of the article. If you want to go straight at it, I do not want to hold you back. However, I strongly encourage you to read the text before to understand why this exercise, in particular, is so beneficial for you.)
The public opinion is that part of the success of business leaders, superstar athletes, and successful dating strategies is confidence. Confidence gives you the courage to start that project, take the game-winning shot, or ask that attractive person out for dinner. Leaving the (much more) complicated dating aside, I want to focus on overconfidence in business and sport.
When we are talking about confidence on a micro-level than it is about making the right decision consistently. On a meso level confidence allows business leaders and athletes to lead their team to win. On the macro level confidence allows your country or professional sports league to…
