Clearly, however, she possessed ample self-confidence and self-awareness.
The ample self-confidence that Chris Christie displays in governing New Jersey apparently extends to the long, punishing, unpredictable pursuit of the presidency.
There is an ample self-service salad bar and a barbecue pit where chefs cut enormous portions of steak and pork.
The volume and difficulty of the work, and the task of fitting into a storied institution populated by strong and idiosyncratic personalities, has unnerved even judges with distinguished records on lower courts, fancy credentials and ample self-confidence.
But it also gave them a chance for ample self-reflection, an almost knee-jerk reaction for some in the baby boomer generation, for whom every life experience — marrying, having a child or growing old — seems worthy of magazine pieces, essays, blog posts and even doorstop-size books.
On "Truth Gonna Hurt You," which has some of the laid-back funk of mid-'90s Outkast, it's letting a woman down; on "Permanent Scar" it's the wounds of street life; and on "You Deserve It," which pulses with arena-rock energy, it's Future's ample self-regard, bolstered by the support of those around him.
For those of us who weren't born looking like a supermodel, and who don't possess an ample amount of self-esteem, Ms. Low's article about separating self-esteem from self-acceptance, understanding the difference between the two and learning how to achieve unconditional self-acceptance was fascinating.
Ms. Civille suggests that the reason so many people go into the root beer business is that there is ample room for self-expression.
But they are bracketed, literally and metaphorically, by an ample measure of self-conscious silliness, and the whole enterprise is trailed by a series of question marks.
Instead, research suggests, coaching leaders in how to be coaches can pay dividends, but only if you start by defining "coaching" and give ample room for self-reflection and feedback.
