394: 5 Confidence Myth Busters
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
The Truth About Confidence: 5 Myths Exposed
Confidence is often misunderstood, and host Tonya Leigh debunks five prevalent myths surrounding it in this episode. I encourage listeners to build a confident relationship with themselves and to understand that doubt is a natural part of the journey. Confidence in your abilities will grow over time through repeated actions and experiences.
Tonya dives into the topic of confidence, debunking five common myths surrounding it. She shares personal stories about her journey to self-assurance and highlights that while confidence is desirable, it is not mandatory for living an incredible life. Tanya encourages listeners to pursue their dreams even in the face of self-doubt, emphasizing that confidence can be cultivated through thoughts and actions. Tune in to challenge your beliefs about confidence and discover the power of embracing the unknown in your journey towards self-assurance.
Talking Points:
00:40 - What is Confidence?
01:02 - Confidence is Overrated
01:13 - Action Before Confidence
01:58 - Myth 1: Confidence is Needed for Amazing Things
03:16 - Self-Assurance Over Confidence
04:08 - Personal Story: First Mastermind Retreat
05:54 - Building Confidence Through Repetition
07:01 - Myth 2: Confidence Comes from External Validation
09:02 - Building Self-Trust
10:32 - Myth 3: Confidence Requires Being the Smartest and Loudest
11:57 - True Confidence is Comfort with Oneself
12:29 - Myth 4: Confidence Equals Arrogance
13:56 - Confidence Has Nothing to Prove
15:02 - Myth 5: Confident People Never Doubt Themselves
16:36 - Doubt as a Companion to Confidence
Quotes:
"And honestly, I sort of think confidence is overrated, even though I want you all to feel it."
"There is a big difference. And a lot of you are trying to have confidence in something that you've never done before. And it is practically impossible."
"It becomes this thing that needs to be fed from the outside world."
"Confidence has nothing to prove."
"Doubt is not a reason to stop. It's a reason to keep going."
"Confidence comes from just believing and trusting in yourself."
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever felt like you need to be really good at something in order to be confident or you have to be confident to do amazing things or if you're confident you should never have doubt. |
| 0:13.0 | Well, if you've ever thought these things, |
| 0:15.0 | today's episode is for you, |
| 0:17.0 | because I am debunking five myths around confidence |
| 0:20.0 | and what it really is like to live a life of self-assurance. |
| 0:25.8 | So let's dive in. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome to the School of Self Image, |
| 0:32.4 | where personal development meets style. |
| 0:35.0 | Here's your hostess Master Life Coach Tanya Lee. |
| 0:41.0 | Hello my friends and welcome to today's episode where we are talking about one of my favorite topics which is confidence what it is what it isn't and I'll be sharing some personal stories about my journey to self-assurance and honestly I sort of think |
| 1:00.9 | confidence is overrated even though I want you all to feel it I want you to have it you don't need it to live an incredible life |
| 1:09.7 | Believe it or not it is not mandatory and I share that with you because I feel like so many of you |
| 1:18.4 | don't allow yourself to go after incredible things to go after what your soul truly wants because you don't feel |
| 1:28.0 | confident and you think you need to generate the confidence before you take the action. |
| 1:34.0 | And the reality is you can do that because confidence comes through our thoughts, |
| 1:40.0 | but sometimes it's hard for our brain to get on board with doing things we've never done before, |
| 1:45.0 | believing fully in ourselves because it's an unknown. |
| 1:49.0 | It's you stepping into the mystery of life that you've never been in before. |
| 1:53.2 | So it's normal and natural to feel self-doubt. |
| 1:58.8 | And so let's dive into five myths about confidence that I want to debunk and hopefully in doing so you will realize that you can do incredible things in your life without a lot of confidence and the more you do that guess what happens. |
| 2:17.3 | Your confidence grows. So method number one I just mentioned but I'm going to mention it again because it's super |
| 2:24.8 | important. |
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