The Confidence Chronicles

My love, I'm recording this one from the car as we wrap up our incredible US speaking tour, and I have a story to tell you.

When I announced that I was going on a speaking tour in America, I had ONE event booked.

One!

And now we're leaving with five events under our belt.

I want to tell you how that dream started becoming a reality, because there's a lesson here for every woman who wants to build a bigger business, speak on stages, write a book or make an impact.

You have to let people know what you're building.

So many of us have these huge visions, but we're waiting until everything is perfect before we share them. We're waiting until the book is finished, the stage is booked or the business looks successful enough.

My love, your community can't support a dream they don't know you have!

In this episode, I'm sharing how I've built an audience that has been part of my journey from the beginning, from writing my first book to giving my TEDx talk and growing my speaking career.

We're talking about showing up online, sharing your story, building genuine relationships, creating offers and turning your audience into a community that actually cares about what you do.

And if you're thinking, “But Erika, I don't know what to post, I'm not good on camera, and nobody cares about my life,” we need to talk. 😂

You don't have to have it all figured out.

You just have to start letting people in.

I love you. Let's make those big dreams happen.

♟️ THE QUEEN'S TABLE | FOR WOMEN READY TO MAKE BIG MOVES

You don't have to build your vision alone.

The Queen's Table is my intimate, high-level mentorship for ambitious women ready to grow their personal brand, expand their influence and create a bigger impact.

Surround yourself with women who are making big moves, raising the standard and pushing you to think bigger about what's possible for your business and your life.

If you're hungry for your next level, I'd love to have you at the table.

→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
Becoming Magnetic and Confidence Feels Like Shit
→ https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE
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✨ THE NEXT LEVEL
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/

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• 00:00:00 How I Turned 1 Speaking Gig Into a 5 Event US Tour
• 00:00:56 Welcome to the Confidence Chronicles: Stand in Who You Are
• 00:01:52 Car Podcasting: Building the Life You Desire on the Road
• 00:06:26 Step One: Build Your Audience and Community First
• 00:10:27 Stop Hiding Behind Perfect Content: Connection Over Production
• 00:11:53 Take Your Community on the Journey: The Book Launch Blueprint
• 00:14:12 From One Event to a Full Speaking Tour: The Manifestation Story
• 00:20:00 You Don't Sell From Stage When You're Clean
• 00:21:06 The Tony Robbins Vision: What I'm Doing Today to Get There
• 00:22:30 The Hard Truth: Do Steps 1 Through 10 Before Expecting Step 21

My love, this is a very emotional one.

I'm sitting poolside in Orlando with my babies, recording on my phone, because I need to share what happened when I took my family back to the places connected to my first husband Jeo's death.

I haven't been back to some of these places in years.

This time, Hamish was holding my hand. My children were in the back of the car. And just around the corner from where Jeo died, we found a pumpkin patch.

My boys were laughing and playing, and I found myself crying.

Because sometimes healing looks like returning to a place that once broke your heart and discovering that you can make a beautiful new memory there.

In this episode, I'm talking about grief, closure, motherhood, resilience and why I believe our hardest stories can become a source of strength for ourselves and others.

This isn't a polished studio recording. It's me, my family and a very real moment in the middle of our American adventure.

I hope it meets you wherever you are in your own healing journey. ❤️

♟️ THE QUEEN'S TABLE

You don't have to build your vision alone.

The Queen's Table is my intimate, high-level mentorship for ambitious women ready to grow their personal brand, expand their influence and create a bigger impact.

Surround yourself with women who are making big moves, raising the standard and pushing you to think bigger about what's possible for your business and your life.

If you're hungry for your next level, I'd love to have you at the table.

→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
Becoming Magnetic and Confidence Feels Like Shit
→ https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE
→ https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/offers/TKhTxM3n/checkout

✨ THE NEXT LEVEL
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/

🎤 BOOK ERIKA TO SPEAK
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/speaking/

📲 FOLLOW ERIKA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-cramer-queenconfidence/
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• 00:00:00 I Took My Kids Back to Where My First Husband Died
• 00:00:43 Welcome to the Confidence Chronicles: Stand in Who You Are
• 00:01:39 Recording Poolside in Orlando: The Place That Holds Everything
• 00:02:43 Driving Down Goldenrod Road: Showing My Kids Where We Crashed
• 00:03:34 The Army Base Window: Where I Looked Out and Everything Changed
• 00:04:12 The Pumpkin Patch at the Corner of Dodd Road and Heavenly
• 00:06:37 Heavenly Street: The Sign That Made Me Believe He's Still With Us
• 00:07:41 It Felt Like a Past Life: Closure, Healing, and New Eyes
• 00:10:29 When Life Guides You: Listening to What Needs Work
• 00:11:38 Bad Things Can Bring You Blessings: The Gift in the Hardship
• 00:13:05 Telling Your Story for the Other: Who Will Your Sad Story Help
• 00:14:12 Victimhood Is a Jail You Lock Yourself Into
• 00:14:55 Letting My Kids Witness Me: Processing Emotions in Real Time
• 00:16:39 The Love That Holds Me: Gratitude for Hamish and My Kids

My love, I want to bring back a conversation from the Confidence Chronicles archives because I think it's a reminder so many ambitious women need.

You do NOT have to choose between hustling yourself into burnout and sitting around waiting for your dreams to magically happen.

There's another way.

And it starts with understanding the difference between hustle and hunger.

Hustle can get you moving, especially when you're starting out. But when you're constantly operating from fear, scarcity or the need to prove yourself, that energy can eventually leave you exhausted.

Hunger is different. It's the fire behind your purpose, your vision and the impact you're here to make.

In this episode, I'm sharing how to recognise which energy you're operating from, the questions I ask myself to stay aligned, and practical ways to keep your ambition alive without burning yourself out.

Because baby, I don't want you to stop dreaming big.

I want you to stay hungry for the life you're building. 👑

🌴 MIAMI — THIS IS YOUR LAST CALL!

And if you didn't know already, while I'm here in Miami, I'm hosting Positioned, Paid & Published with Maha Abouelenein!

It's an intimate, full-day personal branding workshop where we'll work on your visibility, reputation, media opportunities, stages and your 90-day action plan.

If you're ready to make a bigger impact and become known for what you do, I'd love to have you there.

🎟️ Use code PPP20 for your special listener offer.

👉🏽 https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/positioned-paid-published

READY TO BUILD YOUR AUTHORITY, CONFIDENCE & PERSONAL BRAND?

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
→ Becoming Magnetic (Penguin Random House, 2025)
→ Confidence Feels Like Shit (2020)
Available here: https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book
Amazon, Barnes & Noble or any audiobook app

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE
Learn the timeless skill that turned my 1,000 followers into a 7-figure global business.
→ https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/offers/TKhTxM3n/checkout

♟️ THE QUEEN'S TABLE
My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/

✨ THE NEXT LEVEL
Build your confidence, audience and income.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/

🎤 BOOK ERIKA TO SPEAK
For keynotes, corporate events and women's leadership conferences in Australia and the USA.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/speaking/

📲 FOLLOW ERIKA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-cramer-queenconfidence/
Website: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/about/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeenofconfidence

👑 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONFIDENCE CHRONICLES
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-confidence-chronicles/id1439434022
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtf2VIsUYg-vkERa16r_VcFNz3Bt6kLI
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• 00:00:00 Why Working Harder Isn't Growing Your Business
• 00:00:43 Welcome to the Confidence Chronicles: Stand in Who You Are
• 00:01:40 The Difference Between Hustle and Hunger
• 00:03:44 The Burnout Story That's Keeping You Stuck
• 00:05:35 When Hustle Is Actually Useful and When It's Not
• 00:06:30 Hunger Is the Fire That Sustains You
• 00:09:12 How Hard Work Became Part of Erica's Identity
• 00:12:07 Tapped Into Purpose: Why Erica Does What She Does
• 00:13:00 Fear Checks You, But It Shouldn't Run You
• 00:14:16 Hunger Is Knowing Where You're Going
• 00:16:07 Check Yourself: Are You Moving from Fear or Desire?
• 00:16:39 The Sticky Test: When to Walk Away
• 00:17:46 Using Struggle as Fuel When You're Starting Out
• 00:18:27 Comfort Can Kill Your Hunger
• 00:19:56 The Stories You Tell Yourself Become Your Reality
• 00:21:20 Does This Energy Feel Expansive or Exhausting?
• 00:22:36 When People Project Their Limits Onto You
• 00:25:25 How to Stay Hungry Without Slipping Into Hustle
• 00:26:43 Tip 1: Set Goals That Are Intentional and Outcome-Driven
• 00:27:56 Tip 2: Rest Without Guilt—It Fuels Your Hunger
• 00:29:30 Tip 3: Define What More Means for You
• 00:32:35 Tip 4: Surround Yourself with People Who Expand You
• 00:34:15 Tip 5: Feed Your Fire Daily
• 00:37:28 Stay Hungry, Stay Grounded, Go After What's Yours
• 00:38:09 The Queen's Table: Your Invitation to Expand

Have you ever been so focused on what's next that you've forgotten how far you've already come?

I'm coming to you from Florida, where I had a moment by the pool that completely broke me open.

Years ago, I looked up at the Florida sky screaming and crying after losing my husband. This week, I looked up at that same sky and cried again. But this time, it was because I finally stopped long enough to see the life I've created.

My husband. My beautiful children. My business. Speaking on stages across America.

There was a time when I genuinely thought I was cursed. That I wasn't worthy. That my life would never turn out the way I dreamed.

And now? I can't believe how far I've come.

This episode is a reminder for every woman who's been working so hard to build her future that she's forgotten to acknowledge everything she's already survived, overcome and achieved.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• The emotional moment in Florida that brought my past and present together
• Why ambitious women struggle to celebrate how far they've come
• How the hardest chapters of your life can shape who you become
• Why you can be grateful for what you have and still want more

Please take a moment today to look at your life and say, “I'm proud of me.”

Because I am so fucking proud of you 👑

🌴 AND WHILE I'M HERE IN MIAMI…

If you've been following this journey, you know how much it means to me to be back in America, sharing my story, speaking on stages and doing work I once never imagined would be possible.

And if you didn't know already, while I'm here in Miami, I'm hosting something really special with Maha Abouelenein!

It's called Positioned, Paid & Published, an intimate, full-day personal branding workshop for women who are ready to stop being overlooked and start becoming known for what they do.

We're getting hands-on with your personal brand, your story, your visibility and your next moves. Think media, stages, building your reputation and creating a real 90-day action plan.

I'd absolutely love to have you in the room with us.

🎟️ Use code PPP20 for your special listener offer.

👉🏽 https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/positioned-paid-published

READY TO BUILD YOUR AUTHORITY, CONFIDENCE & PERSONAL BRAND?

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
→ Becoming Magnetic (Penguin Random House, 2025)
→ Confidence Feels Like Shit (2020)
Available here: https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book
Amazon, Barnes & Noble or any audiobook app

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE
Learn the timeless skill that turned my 1,000 followers into a 7-figure global business.
→ https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/offers/TKhTxM3n/checkout

♟️ THE QUEEN'S TABLE
My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/

✨ THE NEXT LEVEL
Build your confidence, audience and income.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/

🎤 BOOK ERIKA TO SPEAK
For keynotes, corporate events and women's leadership conferences in Australia and the USA.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/speaking/

📲 FOLLOW ERIKA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-cramer-queenconfidence/
Website: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/about/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeenofconfidence

👑 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONFIDENCE CHRONICLES
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-confidence-chronicles/id1439434022
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtf2VIsUYg-vkERa16r_VcFNz3Bt6kLI
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• 00:00:00 You're So Focused on What's Next, You've Forgotten How Far You've Come
• 00:00:39 Welcome to the Confidence Chronicles: Stand in Who You Are
• 00:01:36 Recording from Florida: The Speaking Tour Reality Check
• 00:03:05 The Poolside Breakdown: When Gratitude Hits You Like a Wave
• 00:05:35 From Screaming at the Sky to Living the Dream
• 00:06:30 The Medicine You Give Is the Medicine You Need
• 00:06:57 Tell Yourself You're Proud: The Reminder We All Need
• 00:08:03 Sharing the Moment: Why Vulnerability Matters for Your Brand
• 00:09:13 Your Past Doesn't Break You, It Makes You
• 00:11:22 The Bad Shit Is the Bridge to Your Dream Life
• 00:13:12 My Kids Watched Me Keynote: The Moment That Changed Everything
• 00:14:11 You're Responsible for Your Life: Radical Responsibility Reminder

I'm in Miami, and I want YOU in the room! 🌴👑

I'm hosting a special full-day event with Maha Abouelenein called Positioned, Paid & Published.

If you're ready to build your personal brand, get visible, land stages, pitch the media and become the obvious choice in your industry, this is for you.

This is an intimate, hands-on workshop where you'll leave with a 90-day action plan for your personal brand.

🎟️ Use code PPP20 for your special Confidence Chronicles listener offer.

👉🏽 https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/positioned-paid-published

Everyone wants the big vision.

The money. The freedom. The impact. The team. The visibility.

But are you actually willing to become the person capable of building it?

Hamish and I are coming to you poolside from Miami because we've been noticing something with business owners lately that we need to talk about.

This isn't me telling you to hustle yourself into the fucking ground.

It's about being honest about what you want and what you're willing to do to get there.

In this episode:

• Why a big vision requires a completely different level of action
• What happens when you stop being willing to learn
• Why outsourcing everything could be costing you far more than money
• The problem with comparing your chapter two to someone else's chapter 29

You don't have to build a massive business.

But if that's what you genuinely want, you can't expect the dream without being willing to grow into it.

Want to build your authority, personal brand and become known for what you do?

Come spend the day with me and Maha Abouelenein at Positioned, Paid & Published in Miami.

Use code PPP20.

👉🏽 https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/positioned-paid-published

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
→ Becoming Magnetic (Penguin Random House, 2025)
→ Confidence Feels Like Shit (2020)
Available here: https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book
Amazon, Barnes & Noble or any audio book app

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE — Learn the timeless skill that turned my 1,000 followers into a 7 figure global business
→ https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/offers/TKhTxM3n/checkout

♟️ The Queen’s Table
My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/

✨ The Next Level
Build your confidence, audience and income.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/

🎤 BOOK ERIKA TO SPEAK
→ For keynotes, corporate events, and women's leadership conferences in Australia and the USA: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/speaking/

📲 FOLLOW ERIKA
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/?hl=en
→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-cramer-queenconfidence/
→ Website: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/about/
→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeenofconfidence

👑 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONFIDENCE CHRONICLES
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MUxtupRLNGB8cuNC9mwXI
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-confidence-chronicles/id1439434022
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtf2VIsUYg-vkERa16r_VcFNz3Bt6kLI
→ All platforms: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/podcast/

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• 00:00:00 The Soft Girl Era Trap: Why That Advice Doesn't Apply to You
• 00:00:54 Welcome to the Confidence Chronicles: Stand in Who You Are
• 00:01:50 Recording Poolside in Miami: The Reality Behind the Scenes
• 00:05:21 The Hustle Myth: You've Worked Hard, But Business Doesn't Care
• 00:11:45 Tip #1: Always Be the Student—Even at 50
• 00:13:12 Tip #2: Be Honest About Your Vision—Do You Really Want to Be Tony Robbins?
• 00:15:14 Tip #3: Learn Before You Pay—Or You'll Get Taken for a Ride
• 00:19:13 Tip #4: You're a Beginner Until You Hit Seven Figures
• 00:21:18 Tip #5: Build a Loyal Team Inside Your Company
• 00:23:04 Don't Believe Everything You See on Social Media

Gina Zapanta is a lawyer, entrepreneur, mother of four and founder of Empowered with Gina.

So naturally, I wanted to know:

How the fuck does she do it all?

Her answer?

“I have it all because I don’t do it all.”

And THAT is the conversation.

In this episode:

• Why women need to stop measuring their worth by how much they can carry
• What Gina learned about success by watching the way powerful men operate
• Why opening doors for other women creates more abundance, not less
• How Gina thinks about failure, success and building a life on her own terms

We also talk about motherhood, money, service, friendship, gatekeeping, representation and the next big dream Gina is finally bringing to life.

You’re allowed to build a big life without carrying every part of it alone.

If you’re a woman in business ready to build your authority, elevate your personal brand and become known for what you do, come join me and Maha Abouelenein in Miami for Positioned, Paid & Published.

This is for the woman who knows she has something powerful to say and is ready to position herself, get visible and get paid for her expertise.

Use code PPP20.

👉🏽 https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/positioned-paid-published

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
→ Becoming Magnetic (Penguin Random House, 2025)
→ Confidence Feels Like Shit (2020)
Available here:
https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book
Amazon, Barnes & Noble or any audio book app

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE — Learn the timeless skill that turned my 1,000 followers into a 7 figure global business
→ https://courses.thequeenofconfidence.com/offers/TKhTxM3n/checkout

♟️ THE QUEEN’S TABLE
My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-queens-table/

✨ THE NEXT LEVEL
Build your confidence, audience and income.
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/the-next-level/

🎤 BOOK ERIKA TO SPEAK
For keynotes, corporate events, and women's leadership conferences in Australia and the USA:
→ https://thequeenofconfidence.com/speaking/

📲 FOLLOW ERIKA
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeenofconfidence/?hl=en
→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-cramer-queenconfidence/
→ Website: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/about/
→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thequeenofconfidence

👑 LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE CONFIDENCE CHRONICLES
→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MUxtupRLNGB8cuNC9mwXI
→ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-confidence-chronicles/id1439434022
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWtf2VIsUYg-vkERa16r_VcFNz3Bt6kLI
→ All platforms: https://thequeenofconfidence.com/podcast/

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I’m recording this episode sitting in a car in San Diego because honestly, that feels pretty appropriate for what I want to talk about.

My family and I are travelling across America for two months while I speak, run my business, see family, create opportunities and chase some very big dreams.

It’s fucking incredible.

And sometimes it’s fucking hard.

This episode is the part of chasing your dreams that doesn’t always make the highlight reel.

In this episode:

• What nobody tells you about actually going after the thing you say you want
• Why the messy moments don’t mean the dream isn’t working
• What travelling, parenting, marriage and running a business at the same time is teaching me
• Why you have to be willing to invest, risk rejection and act without guarantees

I am living something right now that once existed only in my head.

It doesn’t look perfect.

It looks real and I wouldn’t trade it.

If you’re a woman in business ready to build your authority, elevate your personal brand and become known for what you do, come join me and Maha Abouelenein in Miami for Positioned, Paid & Published.

We’re bringing you an incredible day designed to help you build your personal brand, position yourself, grow your authority and get known for what you do.

Use code PPP20.

👉🏽 Get your tickets to Positioned, Paid & Published

📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
→ Becoming Magnetic (Penguin Random House, 2025)
→ Confidence Feels Like Shit (2020)
Available here: Shop Erika's books
Amazon, Barnes & Noble or any audio book app

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE — Learn the timeless skill that turned my 1,000 followers into a 7 figure global business
→ Grow Your Fanbase

♟️ THE QUEEN’S TABLE
My high-level mentorship for women ready to step into leadership, visibility and legacy.
→ The Queen's Table

✨ THE NEXT LEVEL
Build your confidence, audience and income.
→ The Next Level

🎤 BOOK ERIKA TO SPEAK
For keynotes, corporate events, and women's leadership conferences in Australia and the USA:
→ Book Erika to speak

📲 FOLLOW ERIKA
→ Instagram
→ LinkedIn
→ Website
→ TikTok

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→ Apple Podcasts
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Jen Gottlieb is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, international speaker and former performer who has built a career around communication, visibility and being seen.

But this conversation goes far beyond how to look confident on a stage.

Jen and I talk about what it actually takes to trust yourself, allow yourself to be seen before you feel ready, practise publicly without needing everyone’s approval, and navigate the line between being vulnerable and sharing parts of yourself that still need time to heal.

In this episode:

• The daily practice that became her “confidence boot camp”
• Why being seen before you’re ready can accelerate your growth
• What watching Jerry Seinfeld practise imperfectly taught her about becoming great
• How to know what parts of your story are actually ready to be shared

And underneath all of it is one of Jen’s simplest ideas about confidence: every promise you keep to yourself becomes evidence that you can trust yourself.

If you’ve been waiting until you feel confident, polished or completely ready before you put yourself out there, this conversation will remind you that confidence isn’t something you have to wait for — it’s something you can build.

Jen and I will both be at FFFCon 2026, September 25–26 in Boston.

SAVE $100 on GA or VIP tickets with code: ERIKAFFF

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📖 GET ERIKA'S BOOKS
→ Becoming Magnetic (Penguin Random House, 2025)
→ Confidence Feels Like Shit (2020)
Available here: https://shop.thequeenofconfidence.com/collections/book
Amazon, Barnes & Noble or any audio book app

📩 GROW YOUR FANBASE — Learn the timeless skill that turned my 1,000 followers into a 7 figure global business
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Last year was one of our biggest years in business.

It was also fucking exhausting.

The business was growing, the opportunities were coming, but the way we were operating was no longer sustainable. So Hamish and I made a decision that felt completely counterintuitive:

We slowed everything down.

And it changed the way we run our business.

• How to spot the bottlenecks keeping your business dependent on YOU
• Why slowing down can actually help you scale faster
• How better systems can give you back your time and energy
• What I had to change as a leader to trust my team and let go

If your business is growing but you’re exhausted, doing too much or constantly thinking “it’s just easier if I do it myself”, this one is for you.

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• 00:00:00 The Business Was Growing. We Were Dying. What we changed before it broke us.
• 00:05:33 48 Speaking Events and Total Exhaustion
• 00:07:07 How Do We Scale Without Dying
• 00:09:05 Finding the Bottlenecks: ME
• 00:11:20 Slowing Down to Speed Up
• 00:17:09 Investigating Every Process: Why Do We Do It This Way?
• 00:21:17 The Breakthrough: From Overwhelmed to Calm and Organized
• 00:23:17 What Really Changed in the Business
• 00:23:37 Why We Chose Team Over Agencies
• 00:25:38 When Everything Started Working Again
• 00:44:04 Confidence Is Trusting Yourself When Everything Feels Wrong