Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of performance through strong human relations, team building, and golachieving. This is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellavoldo.
Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast. It's episode two fifty two. Today we're talking about a critical truth in leadership and personal development. You only improve your self confidence by becoming good at something. Confidence isn't something you wake up with one day. It's built over time by learning, doing, seeing results, and repeating that process consistently. Many people believe that confidence is something you're born with
or something you can fake until it becomes real. But true lasting confidence isn't a performance, it's earned. It comes from confidence. The more you develop your skills, the more assured you become in your abilities. And think about any successful leader, athlete, or expert in any field. They didn't start out confident. They started as beginners. They learned, they failed, they practiced, and over time their confidence grew as their skills improved. Next, let's talk about the process learn, do,
see results repeat. If you want to become more confident, you have to commit to this cycle. Learn, absorb knowledge from books, mentors, training or hands on experience. Do apply what you've learned in real situations. See results, pay attention to what works and what doesn't, adjust, refine, and then improve, and then repeat. Keep doing this for years. Confidence isn't built overnight, it compounds daily. In other words, confidence comes
from repetition. Let's take public speaking as an example. If you're terrified of speaking in front of a group, no amount of motivational self talk will change that overnight. But if you practice first in small meetings, then larger groups, then on stage, you'll start to see improvement. And with each repetition, your fear decreases and your confidence grows. The
same principle applies to leadership. You're not instantly confident in making tough decisions or leading a team, but the more you do it, the better you get, and as your skills improve, your confidence follows. In last, there is the danger of avoiding challenges. One of the biggest confidence killers is avoiding challenges. If you never push yourself, you never grow, and if you never grow, your confidence remains stagnant. You
don't get better by staying in your comfort zone. You get better by doing hard things repeatedly outside of your comfort zone. So if you want to improve your confidence, start by picking one skill to work on. Maybe it's communication, decision making, time management, or conflict resolution. Dedicate time to learning, practicing and refining that skill every day. Practice in front of a mirror or with friends and family if you
have to, whatever it takes to build those skills. Confidence isn't built in a day, but it is built daily. You don't get in shape by going to the gym for eight hours one day a week. You do it in shorter intervals, consistently every day. This has been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening.
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