052: F*ck Confidence

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it:Fuck confidence!In this episode, Rachael and I unpack something that’s been simmering since our January team retreat at the Empowerment Studio. Libby and David and I were talking about the boudoir industry at large -- what people promise, what they sell, what they center -- and one word kept coming up:Confidence.Build your confidence.Find your confidence.Come in confident.Leave confident.But here’s the problem: the number one thing I hear from people who want to book a session but don’t is, “I’m just not confident enough.”And here's what I'd like to offer: what if confidence isn’t the prerequisite?What if you don’t have to feel ready?What if you don’t have to feel bold or secure or certain?What if you get to show up nervous, uncertain, even a little shaky -- and do it anyway?Rachael talks about working on her first play and carrying a literal clipboard as a stand-in for confidence. We talk about doing things before we feel qualified. We talk about how the doing itself is often what creates the shift.What are you postponing because you’re waiting to feel more confident first?What conversations? What risks? What visibility? What joy?Especially right now, in a world that requires more courage from regular people, waiting for perfect confidence might be the very thing keeping us small.This episode plants a seed for the rest of the season. You’ll hear threads of this concept woven through future conversations -- about power, visibility, voice, embodiment, and taking up space.You don’t need confidence to begin.You begin. And confidence (maybe) follows. (And if it doesn't, THAT'S OKAY!)If this sparks something in you, I want to hear about it. Where have you been waiting to feel ready?We're not holding back anything in Season 2 of this podcast. LFGGGGGG.🤳🏼 Get our FREE selfie guide: https://empowermentphotographer.com/selfie🔗 Sign up for the #SelfietoSelfLove Challenge: selfietoselflove.com📸 Follow us on Instagram: @empowermentstudio__🌐 Learn more about our boudoir sessions and Empowerment Experience: empowermentphotographer.com👥 Join our Facebook Group: The Empowerment Studio