Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golachieving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellavoldo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode two fifty two. Today we're talking about a
Speaker 2: critical truth in leadership and personal development. You only improve
Speaker 2: your self confidence by becoming good at something. Confidence isn't
Speaker 2: something you wake up with one day. It's built over
Speaker 2: time by learning, doing, seeing results, and repeating that process consistently.
Speaker 2: Many people believe that confidence is something you're born with
Speaker 2: or something you can fake until it becomes real. But
Speaker 2: true lasting confidence isn't a performance, it's earned. It comes
Speaker 2: from confidence. The more you develop your skills, the more
Speaker 2: assured you become in your abilities. And think about any
Speaker 2: successful leader, athlete, or expert in any field. They didn't
Speaker 2: start out confident. They started as beginners. They learned, they failed,
Speaker 2: they practiced, and over time their confidence grew as their
Speaker 2: skills improved. Next, let's talk about the process learn, do,
Speaker 2: see results repeat. If you want to become more confident,
Speaker 2: you have to commit to this cycle. Learn, absorb knowledge
Speaker 2: from books, mentors, training or hands on experience. Do apply
Speaker 2: what you've learned in real situations. See results, pay attention
Speaker 2: to what works and what doesn't, adjust, refine, and then improve,
Speaker 2: and then repeat. Keep doing this for years. Confidence isn't
Speaker 2: built overnight, it compounds daily. In other words, confidence comes
Speaker 2: from repetition. Let's take public speaking as an example. If
Speaker 2: you're terrified of speaking in front of a group, no
Speaker 2: amount of motivational self talk will change that overnight. But
Speaker 2: if you practice first in small meetings, then larger groups,
Speaker 2: then on stage, you'll start to see improvement. And with
Speaker 2: each repetition, your fear decreases and your confidence grows. The
Speaker 2: same principle applies to leadership. You're not instantly confident in
Speaker 2: making tough decisions or leading a team, but the more
Speaker 2: you do it, the better you get, and as your
Speaker 2: skills improve, your confidence follows. In last, there is the
Speaker 2: danger of avoiding challenges. One of the biggest confidence killers
Speaker 2: is avoiding challenges. If you never push yourself, you never grow,
Speaker 2: and if you never grow, your confidence remains stagnant. You
Speaker 2: don't get better by staying in your comfort zone. You
Speaker 2: get better by doing hard things repeatedly outside of your
Speaker 2: comfort zone. So if you want to improve your confidence,
Speaker 2: start by picking one skill to work on. Maybe it's communication,
Speaker 2: decision making, time management, or conflict resolution. Dedicate time to learning,
Speaker 2: practicing and refining that skill every day. Practice in front
Speaker 2: of a mirror or with friends and family if you
Speaker 2: have to, whatever it takes to build those skills. Confidence
Speaker 2: isn't built in a day, but it is built daily.
Speaker 2: You don't get in shape by going to the gym
Speaker 2: for eight hours one day a week. You do it
Speaker 2: in shorter intervals, consistently every day. This has been the
Speaker 2: seven Minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening.
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