The way I think of confidence is just like an actual willingness to be in the forces of life.

And trust, not necessarily that I'm going to get what I want, because we also fail quite a lot. I think trust is interesting. It's just sort of a feeling of this is going to be okay. I can work with this. It's that quality of like here I am. This be hard but I'm grounded and maybe that means

grounded in groundlessness but at the end of the day I have to trust myself.

So have ever felt a deep lack of confidence that just seeps into your relationships your work and even how you see yourself maybe you find yourself

constantly seeking validation from others or afraid to fully trust your own

inner wisdom or perhaps you bounce between heights of self assurance and depths of self-doubt,

never really feeling truly grounded, so easily knocked off your seat and

into the spin of uncertainty. Well if so you're not alone. We are living through a

unique moment in time where many are just questioning their core identity, their purpose, and

grappling with pervasive groundlessness in nearly every domain of life.

The shaky foundations that we once relied on really they seem to be crumbling all around us in work and love and family community

We're being called to find a deeper well spring of confidence from within

On my guest today, Ethan Nickdern, has spent years exploring the ancient wisdom that can help

us cultivate unshakable confidence amidst life's uncertainties.

Ethan is a renowned Buddhist teacher who leads meditation classes

and hosts the Road Home Podcast. In his book, Confidence holding your seat

through life's eight worldly winds.

He weaves a powerful tapestry of insights to really guide us home in our innate sense of

self-trust.

In our conversation, Ethan unwrafts these things he calls the eight worldly

wins. We dive into what those actually are. The contrasting experiences that we hope for and also

fear in life,

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