January 30, 2026

EP5: Confidence Decoded: Your Confidence Questions Answered

20 minutes

In this episode, confidence and leadership coach Advita Patel answers your most pressing questions about professional confidence, trust, and navigating the workplace with resilience. Whether you're challenged by workplace inclusion, self-doubt, or building habits that boost your confidence, this episode provides practical insights and strategies to support your growth.

Key Topics:

What does confidence at work really mean? The importance of trust and self-belief.

How workplace environment impacts personal confidence and strategies to manage it.

Why capable people still struggle with confidence: addressing perfectionism, self-criticism, and triggers.

Building confidence as a trainable skill—debunking the myth of innate confidence.

Staying confident in non-inclusive or unsafe environments: protective strategies and exit planning.

Practical habits to reinforce confidence daily, like collecting feedback and evidence of success.

The overlap between personal and professional confidence and managing uncertainty.

The significance of self-awareness, strengths assessment, and understanding your zones of competence.

How to foster confidence during hybrid and remote work—boundaries, energy management, and allyship.

Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: Answering your workplace confidence questions

00:12 - What does confidence at work actually mean? Trust and self-belief explained

00:29 - The impact of hybrid work environments on confidence and emotional boundaries

01:58 - How workplace behaviors influence personal confidence and managing environmental factors

02:54 - Why capable people still struggle with confidence: perfectionism and self-criticism

04:14 - Understanding triggers and self-awareness to recover from confidence dips

05:41 - Confidence as a non-linear journey: embracing life's roller coaster

07:07 - Overconfidence bias: recognizing and balancing self-awareness and humility

08:06 - The role of self-awareness and knowing your strengths and weaknesses

09:56 - Is confidence innate or trainable? Debunking the myth; confidence as a skill

11:20 - Staying confident in non-inclusive or unsafe environments: protect your energy and plan your exit

12:23 - Recognizing environmental red flags and the importance of allies and exit strategies

14:50 - Practical tip: collecting evidence of your successes—feedback, testimonials, and reflections

17:11 - Building confidence through small habits: clipboard of achievements to combat self-doubt

19:30 - Wrap-up: Summarizing key takeaways and encouraging reflection

Resources & Links:

Decoding Confidence - Book by Advita Patel

Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck

Advita Patel - LinkedIn

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