There is an incredible lesson to be learned here. Money is the key to everything in this world. It will get you access to places or networks that are highly exclusive and it will get you whatever materialistic thing you desire. Simply said: money can take you very far.
However, in order to do that you need access to your money. If you’re in the mood to buy something but miss your credit card and have no access to your money, you won’t get your desired outcome.
So what do money and credit cards have in common with confidence and skill & knowledge?
It’s simple.
If you want to retrieve your skills & knowledge but have no confidence it is equivalent to having lots of money in your bank account but having no credit card to access it.
That means if you have all the skills & knowledge in the world but lack the confidence to retrieve them then someone less talented, less skilled has the chance to succeed over you. So acquiring all the skills & knowledge in the world is useless if you don’t have the confidence.
On the other hand, if you have the confidence but no skills & knowledge that means you got the credit card but little to no money on your bank account. This won’t get you far either.
You need to work on both to become the best and to shine when it’s time to perform.