Thought leaders everywhere talk about the importance of being confident, but rarely do they explain how to develop true confidence that does not rely on external validation and praise. What steps can we take to develop true self-confidence?

Nicole Kalil is known as the “Leadership and Confidence Sherpa.” She hosts a top 2% podcast called ‘This Is Woman’s Work’ that helps women develop trust and confidence within themselves and develop healthy partnerships along the way. She’s also the author of Validation Is For Parking, which reveals how to develop internal trust and reclaim confidence. 

In this episode, Nicole breaks down what confidence truly is and why trusting yourself is a vital component of confidence. Her and Hala talk about how to redirect your thoughts to shed your need for validation and how to manage your head trash in a more uplifting, productive way. Additionally, they dig into the discrepancy in confidence between genders and how we can eliminate gender expectations by encouraging authenticity. 

Topics Include:

- Learning coaching from her dad

- Serving as Development Officer

- Choosing confidence over competence 

- The ‘Confidence Con’

- Validation addiction 

- What is true confidence? 

- Counteracting comparison and judgment

- Managing our ‘head trash’

- Making up a better story 

- Breaking trust with yourself

- Masculinity and femininity in the workplace

- Starting Woman’s Work 

- How does Nicole advocate for women?

- Eliminating gender expectations 

- Confidence in relationships 

- Confidence is a muscle 

- Some dangers of humility 

- Feel-good folder

- And other topics…

Nicole Kalil is an in-demand keynote speaker, leadership strategist, and respected coach with a passion for developing confidence and eliminating gender expectations. As a former Fortune 100 employee, she has coached hundreds of women in business, which gave her insight on what is and isn’t serving women and leaders within an organization. Her podcast, ‘This Is Woman’s Work,’ gives people actionable advice on strengthening confidence and changing the way we define ‘woman’s work.’ 

Nicole released her first book, Validation Is For Parking: How Women Can Beat the Confidence Con, on October 4, 2022, which serves as a guide for building internal trust, reclaiming confidence, eliminating the need for external validation, and breaking free from limiting beliefs. 

Resources Mentioned:

‘This Is Woman’s Work’ Podcast: https://nicolekalil.com/podcast 

Nicole’s Book, Validation Is For Parking: https://nicolekalil.com/book 

Nicole’s Website: https://nicolekalil.com/ 

Nicole’s LinkedIn: https://nicolekalil.com/ 

Nicole’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolemkalil/?hl=en 

Nicole’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolemkalil/ 

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