Better Confidence
We discuss how to improve your confidence and overcome self-doubt. We explore the difference between self-confidence and over-confidence, techniques for dealing with negative self-talk and ways to feel more comfortable in your skin.
Episode 60 of the The Better Show podcast, hosted by Ian Mikutel, March Rogers, Darren Austin, titled "Better Confidence" was published on November 12, 2018 and runs 77 minutes.
November 12, 2018 ·77m · The Better Show
Summary
We discuss how to improve your confidence and overcome self-doubt. We explore the difference between self-confidence and over-confidence, techniques for dealing with negative self-talk and ways to feel more comfortable in your skin.
Episode Description
We discuss how to improve your confidence and overcome self-doubt. We explore the difference between self-confidence and over-confidence, techniques for dealing with negative self-talk and ways to feel more comfortable in your skin.
Show Notes
- 2:49 - Confidence: born with it or acquired?
- 4:09 - How self doubt is self-perpetuating cycle
- 10:11 - Using self-doubt as a tool for making better resolutions
- 11:57 - March's years of imposter syndrome at work
- 14:25 - March's anxiety about fatherhood
- 17:13 - How early encouragement ( or lack thereof) make a difference in building self-confidence
- 22:00 - Learning to back away from overconfidence
- 24:11 - Mental exercises for interrupting the cycle of self-doubt, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and March's first Drake reference
- 28:48 - Noting vs Diffusing techniques
- 30:25 - Important terminology to better understand self-confidence
- 32:10 - How a meditation practice can be used to deal with self-doubt
- 36:00 - The brain's Default Mode Network concept
- 38:40 - How nutrition & exercise impact self confidence
- 44:08 - "Dutch courage" alcohol for confidence
- 48:20 - How your confidence changes once outside your social support network
- 53:13 - Prescription drugs, nootropics and supplements for self-confidence
- 55:05 - Power posing for confidence: myth or fact?
- 56:30 - How to deal with setbacks and common confidence crushers
- 1:05:47 - After Show: Worst email etiquette
Mentions
- 📰 Article: 5 Steps to Deal with Self-Doubt and Trust Your Self Again (Tiny Buddha)
- 📰 Article: 13 Powerful Ways to Overcome Self-Doubt (The Positivity Blog)
- 📰 Article: 5 Reasons Why It's Actually OK to Doubt Yourself (a plus)
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