Mark Twain stated that to succeed in life you need two things; "ignorance and confidence". This is very true, however the success part of the equation, comes from balancing between the two. Let's look at both.
Ignorance- Obviously this is the one you want in the smallest capacity. You do not want an ignorance against learning. Life is about lessons and failure. Each happens to us every day. Someone is teaching us a lesson and we fail at something everyday. It is how we react to this acquired knowledge and how we respond to our failures. I have told my two sons that failure is part of life, ignorance to adapt and overcome failures, will lead to more failure. You can apply ignorance here. Be ignorant of failure. Take it as a lesson; then adapt and overcome. Also be ignorant of negative forces. If someone is constantly telling you that you cannot do something, it is your choice to accept their belief. Confidence from others cannot ever outweigh your own self-confidence.
Confidence- Confidence is not conceit. If you believe in yourself, you can accomplish something special. It shows in your every mannerism. You will carry yourself with pride and conviction. Also, you will have the diligence to learn from every failure with a renewed since of accomplishment. And that is exactly what failure is, an accomplishment. You have achieved a ceiling in your mind, body or soul. The character of a man is how he build confidence from within and challenges those ceilings to rise above his failures.
To conclude, simply be ignorant of others confidence in you and be confident in yourself. You will find that learning from your failures will allow you to reach your goals much faster.
-Alex
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