SEASON 1 - EP. 05: 

In this episode, we continue Mini-series on Confidence [ Eps. 04 - 06 ] 
 
 I'm not going to tell you "You are greeeeat, just do the thing!" Even though you are and you absolutely can. 
 
 Thing is, I don't believe sustainable confidence is built that way.  After all, becoming more confident is getting into the realm of behavior change and that takes time. It has a process. 

Today, we are going to be looking at the very first step in the process: Awareness. We're going to take a deep dive into all the ways under-confidence may be showing up for you (where and why). 

Be sure to check out the journal prompts to really tap into where under-confidence is standing in YOUR way. 

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[2:04 - 2:55] 

 Why it’s so important to get to the root of your under-confidence. 

The start to Meg’s list of ways Under-confidence sabotages women. (No purposeful order)

[5:30]

1- Undervaluing your skills 

[7:22]  

2- Measuring yourself up against others 

[8:39]

3- Afraid to be authentically you 

[9:54]

4- Hiding - Not putting yourself out there 

[11:37]

5- Overthinking 

[13:00]

6- Exaggerating mistakes / Over-personalizing them (or any feedback)

[14:44]

7- People pleasing 

[16:00] 

8- Perfectionism 

[16:58]

Others: 

Afraid of taking big steps / challenges 

Shiny object syndrome 

Needing approval on ALL the things

I’d love you to consider the following questions over a journaling session.

Which of these resonate with you?

It might be helpful to take a look at stories that include:

• You talking negatively to yourself 
• Avoidance 
• Any negative vibes

Where does that come from?

What kind of learnings have you picked up growing up that may be influencing the kind of thinking you have about this right now?

What kind of biological factors might be playing in here?  (This is more of a fun homework kind of question as I talked a lot about these nature factors in episode 4)