as youthworkers we can have tremendous confidence in our young people, their families and our teams.  It is not always so easy to have the same confidence in ourselves.  A critical word, a harsh comment, errors and mistakes can lay us low, assault our senses and leave us crushed and in despair.  More often than not we are left with a false impression because we have allowed the molehill to become a mountain.

Remember – you will make mistakes, you will get it wrong, you will screw up once in a while.  That’s life, it does not mean you are finished.

Have confidence in yourself, a right understanding of your ability, learn to love yourself appropriately.  Be confident that you are capable of many things – you are not a failure because you have failed.  Learn to have confidence in yourself.