<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Confidence wards off some harm because it changes... > Confidence wards off some harm because it changes information: the person appears oriented, connected, and prepared to respond. Confidence cannot guarantee safety, but it can alter the social field before a conflict becomes explicit. **Source:** [[livestreams/Inner Wounds, Nonverbal Signaling, and the Work of Confidence - Workbook|Inner Wounds, Nonverbal Signaling, and the Work of Confidence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Confidence wards off some harm because it changes information: the person appears oriented, connected, and prepared to respond. Confidence cannot guarantee safety, but it can alter the social field before a conflict becomes explicit.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-confidence-wards-off-conflict-becomes-explicit ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->