Why Growing Confidence Can Feel Uncomfortable and How it’s Holding You Back

Episode 17: Confidence is something many women say they want more of yet we often hold back from building our own up.

In this episode, we explore why growing your confidence often feels risky, awkward, or “too much,”. This conversation is designed to help you start thinking differently about confidence, so it stops being something you avoid and starts becoming something you can intentionally build.

I introduce the concept of the Arrogance Fallacy, the mistaken belief that being more confident inevitably leads to becoming arrogant. . When confidence is mistaken for ego, many women respond by softening, shrinking, or staying quiet, even when they’re capable of more. Over time, this confusion can keep you playing small, second-guessing yourself, and holding back from the next chapter you want to move toward.

If you’re thinking of changing careers, building up your confidence can be key and this episode will help you understand why you might have been holding back before now.

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Special thanks to @Lou_Greenaway_Music for the piano composition and performance.