Planting the Seeds

You are an eminent scientist who

has been working to develop a new
species of a plant. You have spent
years in your laboratory
experimenting, and now your
efforts have begun to show results.
As the ultimate test of the
hardiness of your creation, you
plant 100 seeds of the new strain in
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99-100
81-98
61-80
41-60
21-40
21-40
1-20
0
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 self-confident (understatement)
 vain (check)
 tend to dismiss the challenges of
the rest of the world
 The truest signs of strength is
accepting one’s own weakness.
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 radiate confidence
 those around you generally feel
it as a sense of cool certainty
 natural leader
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 cautious optimist
 hoping for the best but prepared
for the worst
 grounded when others might lose
their heads in the ground
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 self-confidence (average)
 still finding what you are good at
 have a healthy respect for the
difficulties that stand before you
 Believe in yourself and the
world will follow.
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 tend to overestimate the
challenges confronting you
 may excuse this tendency as a
simple resignation to the facts,
but your pessimistic outlook
affects how others see you
 The only way to inspire
confidence in others is first have
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 develop a better sense of your
value
 Believe you can achieve great
things with a little hard work.
 The only thing holding you back
is you.
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 perfectionistic pride
 pretend that every is too difficult
for you
 If you don’t learn to face those
fears , you may fool the world
into thinking you’re just a never-
do-well, but you’ll always know
that you never even tried.