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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 9 MIN

96 | You’re Not Underconfident. Your Confidence Is Being Misread

from Career Growth for Working Women | Career Advancement, Overwhelm, Clarity, Visibility, Burnout Recovery · host Shannon Fox | Women's Promotion & Compensation Coach

If you have ever been told to “just be more confident” and felt more frustrated than helped, this episode is for you.Many high-performing women are already confident. They trust their judgment, deliver strong work, and are relied on by leadership. And yet, that confidence does not always translate into visibility, authority, or promotion.In this episode, we unpack why confidence is not a single behavior, why leadership interprets confidence differently depending on how they already see your value, and how quiet, relational, or strategic confidence often gets overlooked at work.This conversation will help you stop trying to fix yourself and start understanding how your confidence is actually being interpreted.What We Talk About✅ Why confidence advice works for some women and backfires for others✅ How leadership perception shapes what confidence looks like at work✅ The difference between feeling confident and being recognized as confident✅ Why quiet or behind-the-scenes confidence often gets misread✅ How to translate your confidence without changing who you areConfidence is not something you add. It is something you translate.When leadership cannot clearly connect your confidence to impact, it often gets overlooked. That does not mean you lack confidence. It means your value is not being interpreted clearly yet.READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP? 🚀 Start Here: Download the FREE 90-Day Raise Strategy and create your personalized plan to confidently position yourself for the raise you've earned. You'll also receive my exclusive Raise Strategy Coaching Series where I'll walk alongside you every step of the way.📞 Let's Build Your Strategy Together: Book a Promotion Strategy Review if you're ready to personalize your plan, strengthen your positioning, and create a strategy that works for your manager, your company, and your career goals.📲 Join the FB Community if you want to connect with other ambitious women for career conversations, support, and practical promotion strategies.💌 Become an Insider to recieve weekly coaching, career strategy, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical tips to help you become impossible to overlook.🎧 LOVE THE SHOW?👉 Subscribe & leave a review so more ambitious working women can discover these game-changing career strategies!✨ New episodes drop every Tuesday & Friday! Subscribe and leave a review if this resonated with you....

If you have ever been told to “just be more confident” and felt more frustrated than helped, this episode is for you. Many high-performing women are already confident. They trust their judgment, deliver strong work, and are relied on by leadership. And yet, that confidence does not always translate into visibility, authority, or promotion. In this episode, we unpack why confidence is not a single behavior, why leadership interprets confidence differently depending on how they already see your...

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