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Another secret to success is to have people tell you you are smart. Multiple people every day tell me I'm smart, and it gives me confidence. If no one tells you you're smart, then every time you look in the mirror, tell yourself you're smart... think of every time you did extremely well on anything.
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<p>I have mixed opinions on this issue myself. Sometimes many people telling you that you are smart leads to over-confidence and it severely backfires. This happened to me! Then I kept changing my stance on whether or not I thought I was smart. Sometimes I think I'm really smart, then I don't want to get too overconfident so I tell myself I'm not THAT smart, then again.....</p>
<p>It goes on, i see no solution to this!</p>