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When we lack confidence, it can manifest in many ways. We may not be taking the leaps forward that we know we should, asking for, or taking an opportunity. A lack of confidence can hinder when we speak up, or we might listen to our inner critic more than we should. But one that is not talked about enough is having the confidence to say no. This applies not just to you, but helping your team learn how to say no to you.
One major player in our confidence, including leadership confidence, is our inner critic. That voice inside us that questions everything we do, makes us doubt ourselves and often is the thing that keeps us up at night. Many people talk about silencing our inner critic and turning it off. I believe that done in the right (and healthy) way, our inner critic can serve us. But only when we have learnt to fully trust ourselves.
Confidence is something that many (if not all) of us lack at some point in our lives. Some people have a gift of always appearing confident, others are genuinely confident 90-95% of the time. But every one of us has a lack of confidence in something, or a confidence gap, from time to time. The key difference between those who work through this best and those that are held back by a lack of confidence is having a toolkit that works for us as individuals to help push through those confidence-testing moments.
Do you use post-it notes? Write little messages to yourself because they are handy. Dot them on your screen before you leave work? Have them in the car? On the fridge? Does it work? I’m guessing not. And here is why…