Ep. 14: Confidence Part 1

How to Build Confidence

What is Confidence?

• To have confidence vs to lack confidence
• To be clear-headed or to have a clear mind w/ the belief that what you know is true.
• Unwavering action or quick to take action

Confidence comes from the Latin word “fidere” which means “to trust”.

• Have trust in oneself or others

It is hard to develop confidence in our culture today

• social media
• media
• state of the world
• over consumption
• lack of direction
• purpose
• fragile belief systems

Extremely common in high school students/athletics

• self talk
• culture
• school environment
• social media

Lack of understanding of confidence fuels this

• Self-talk plays a pivotal role
• Establishing triggers or stop signs when we speak to ourselves negatively

Weird is good

• Embrace our weirdness
• Take inventory of what we do that is unique.  Be detailed!
• Weird should not get labeled personally as a stigma but as a strength.
• Weird usually brings new ideas & creativity to the world.
• Things that remain the same or fit the mold don’t move the world forward.

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In the episode, I discuss Rob Bell and his take on confidence. Click to visit his site. 

Thanks for tuning in and keep moving forward!

Ben