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This chapter explores the nuanced relationship between confidence and stubbornness in entrepreneurial behaviour. Both traits are rooted in belief—belief in self, in ideas, in mission—but they manifest in divergent ways. Confidence allows entrepreneurs to take risks, adapt, and lead with clarity. Stubbornness, while sometimes mistaken for confidence, often resists change and disregards feedback, posing dangers to judgment and growth. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and empirical entrepreneurship research, this chapter examines how confidence becomes overconfidence, and how perseverance can become rigidity. It proposes that healthy entrepreneurial confidence is not the absence of doubt but the capacity to hold self-belief and receptiveness in tension. In this chapter, we:

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Confidence vs. Stubbornness

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    2026年

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  • Simon Adderley

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This chapter explores the nuanced relationship between confidence and stubbornness in entrepreneurial behaviour. Both traits are rooted in belief—belief in self, in ideas, in mission—but they manifest in divergent ways. Confidence allows entrepreneurs to take risks, adapt, and lead with clarity. Stubbornness, while sometimes mistaken for confidence, often resists change and disregards feedback, posing dangers to judgment and growth. Drawing from psychology, philosophy, and empirical entrepreneurship research, this chapter examines how confidence becomes overconfidence, and how perseverance can become rigidity. It proposes that healthy entrepreneurial confidence is not the absence of doubt but the capacity to hold self-belief and receptiveness in tension. In this chapter, we: