Real confidence is evidence-based. It comes from having done difficult things and survived, not from talking yourself into it. Build it by completing hard tasks in small increments.
Part 01
The lesson
Note the difference from arrogance: a confident man can say 'I don't know' and 'I was wrong' without feeling diminished, because his sense of himself does not depend on being right.
Reflection
Questions to sit with
- 01If nothing changed in your habits for five years, where would you end up?
- 02What decision are you currently avoiding, and what is the avoidance costing?
- 03Do the people you lead know exactly what you expect of them?
Put it into practice
Action points
- 01Write a one-page statement of the direction you are committing to for the next six months, with three concrete milestones.
- 02Do a weekly review for four weeks: what I owned, what I avoided, what I decide next week.