Mums In Biz Show

Episode Nineteen: What Does Confidence Have To Do With Success It's pretty ironic that in striving to be more confident we can undermine our confidence completely. So in today’s post we are talking about what exactly IS confidence and how is it linked to our success…in any part of our lives. Little hint: It's something you have more influence over than you think. So, what is confidence? A dictionary definition says it is “the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.” Notice a few things here: FEELING, BELIEF, FAITH. Confidence isn't a concrete concept and yet we think of it as a tangible thing and we place all this meaning on it and what it depends on. WHEN I have this experience or achieve this result, THEN I will have the confidence to do XYZ. We think it’s tangible but it’s not. It’s about our feelings, our belief systems, and having faith in outcomes or that something will happen. Think about the words we often use: I just don't have the confidence to do or try that… I