You're listening to the Confidence Podcast. You're one-stop-shot for motivation,

inspiration, and confidence to help you boldly take action on your dreams. I'm your

host Trish Blackwell, internationally recognized confidence coach and founder of the College

of Competence and I teach women how to take their thoughts captive, how to step out of their shadows

of self-doubt, and how to courageously step into their purpose with confidence.

It's time to train your thoughts. Let's get started.

Hey there, friend, is Trish Blackwell your confidence coach you're listening to the

Confidence podcast and this is episode 412 and I am glad we're hanging out. It's early morning for me. It's when my house is quiet and I don't know if I'm in the car with you if we're going for a walk if we're folding laundry or maybe you're just listening and

journaling but hey however we're hanging out today I'm excited to be with you and

thank you for allowing me to be a voice of encouragement in your life.

We are talking about of something I love today. I mean, okay, I like all the topics we talk about.

But this is one that's so honestly feels nebulous because I think

we are told that we're supposed to just know how to do this. But then what if you're like

but how? I maybe you've suffered like so many of us from so much societal pressure,

so much self-criticism, so much well, I'm never quite enough, I'm always a little bit behind, there's always so much to do. much

to do.

that you actually forget,

do I, how do I actually even like myself?

Like Trish, you say at the end of every podcast,

be you, be free. What free what is what how do you be yourself well and

how do you like yourself if I'm supposed to have confidence that means I need I have a

sense of self-respect and a sense of self-trust, right? Well, how do you respect

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