Confidence can make or break your influence – lack of it signals doubt.
In workshops, many admit struggling with self-belief, especially under pressure.
If you hesitate or fidget, others may question your credibility or suspect hidden flaws.
True confidence isn’t surface-level – it’s built deep within. Let’s uncover its roots.
Where Confidence Grows
Self-confidence stems from believing you can perform well, shaped by learning, practice, and feedback.
Many anchor it in technical knowledge, but a new role can strip that away.
Take a client I coached – promoted to lead menswear designers for her leadership, not menswear expertise, after excelling with women’s swimwear. Her technical base vanished, shaking her confidence.
Robust confidence adapts, rebasing on leadership skills to handle any challenge.
When Confidence Fades
Doubt creeps in when you misread stress – a sharp rebuttal can unravel you.
Job changes, like my client’s, erode technical foundations, leaving you unsteady.
Shifts in environment or personal risks, like a partner’s job loss, heighten vulnerability.
Strengthening Your Confidence
Define ‘perform well’ for key tasks, seeking input to rebuild belief.
Embrace fallibility – it shows integrity.
Rebase confidence on leadership, not technical know-how, as my client did.
Anticipate shifts and adapt with a fresh approach, like enquiry skills.
If doubt hits, act to restore your edge.
Confidence is a choice you control – vital for influence, forged in your mind.
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