Confidence is one of those things that so many people struggle with, and others seem to have no problem with. And neither group understands the other one very well. So I want to get into where does confidence come from, and how do we get more of it, more consistently? 

Where do you feel least confident? Is it public speaking? Is it in front of a powerful decision maker? Is it when the stakes are especially high and the consequences of error seem kind of terrifying? Is it when you're worried that the audience, whether it's one person or a thousand, will be unfriendly or even hostile? Is it when you're doing something brand new for the first time? 

I hear from a lot of clients that they want to be more confident in an area that’s a little or a lot outside their comfort zone. Public speaking is one of the things that comes up most often. Another popular desire is wanting to be more confident in going one-on-one with a powerful money or policy decision maker. 

Often we're operating under the mistaken belief that confidence is something that we have to obtain.  It's something that is out of our grasp and we have to go get it. And that's not really true.

In this episode, we share:

• How to generate confidence from within
• The three key sources of inner confidence
• How perfection and mastery can be a trap that keeps you from generating confidence
• How the intentions you set can boost or block your confidence
• Proven techniques for taming your fears
• How to operate with confidence in the face of a big power imbalance
• Key questions to help you coach yourself to greater confidence

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