If you believe confidence is something you’re either born with—or can buy in a bottle—you’ll want to rethink everything. Too often, “confidence” is confused with outward validation and perfectionism, leading to regret and burnout. What if your biggest barrier to influence is not lack of skill, but the way you trust yourself?

This week, we examine the five biggest “confidence derailers” and discover the surprising antidotes that make self-trust possible—even when you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed. Ever wondered why failure and imperfection might actually build your confidence faster than any praise?

Listen in as Heather Price welcomes Nicole Kalil—sought-after coach, speaker, and author of Validation is for Parking. Hear Nicole reveal the real drivers of confidence and the small daily practices that can reset your self-belief. Ready to stop outsourcing your confidence?

Episode Highlights

07:54 - I trust that I did the very best that I could at the time that I was doing this and that had to be good enough. That was the confidence that I needed.

14:57 - The evidence is opposite. And it took me a really long time to believe this because I didn't want to. But we learn to build trust with and for ourselves so much more out of our hard times, our hard moments, the things that don't work, than we ever do when it is working and when we're winning, right?

25:28 - I'm great at keeping the commitments I make to everyone else, right? My daughter, my husband, my work, my clients, my like, every commitment kept, no questions asked. But the minute the commitment was to myself, I'm going to prioritize my health and nutrition. I'm going to work out five times a week. I'm going to whatever it is, right? All that went by the wayside.

35:43 - It's very challenging to not outsource your confidence with things like validation or compliments or how many followers you have on social media or fill in the blank.

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Heather Price Consulting

Nicole Kalil