I certainly have won more sessions than I have lost playing 200nl live recreationally in the past, the only time I've ever faltered is when I have let my emotion get the better of me. Confidence can come from many sources.
The adult learning curve is basically: learn, try, fail, re-learn, try, (repeat) until you succeed. In my quest to make it in poker I have repeated that process many times, as part of that learning process I have learnt that I am better suited to live play than online. My confidence comes from my commitment to changing the aspects of my play that are holding me back, my belief that correct thinking leads to correct emotions and behaviour. While correct behaviour leads to correct thinking and emotion.
By working hard on my mental approach to the game I will be changing my emotions and subsequently my behaviour. As I said though I do have some limited live experience and on the whole it has been very positive.
So I am confident. Confidence never stems from a certainty that something will turn out right. If the outcome was certain, confidence would not be needed. Confidence is founded in scaling new heights, in self belief and in correct preperation.
That's why I am confident. I would be lying to you If I said there was no doubt in my mind, re: if this will work out for me or not. But that is what will make the fruits of the labour all the sweeter.
It was Marcus Aurelius that stated "Our life is what our thoughts make of it" - if you live with limited beliefs, you will live a limited life. That is why I am confident
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