Life on Confidence

Confidence: belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance:
"Her lack of confidence defeated her".

Fall Forward Faster

• In the last week did you fail at something?

• In the last week did you take a risk ... try something where the outcome was uncertain?

• In the last week did you allow yourself to do or say something that you knew would be far from perfect?

When in Doubt, ACT

• In the last week did you make an important decision quickly?

• In the last week did you make a request for help or assistance to further your goals?

• In the last week did you make an offer that would allow you to act on your skills and contribute more?

Give up the Need for Approval

• In the last week did you say or do something without caring about what people thought?

• In the last week did you make a decision without worry over whether it would upset someone?

• In the last week did you act on your values and stand up for something important, even when it was uncomfortable?

Learn Fast

• In the last week did you receive feedback or request feedback?

• In the last week did you change a behaviour, insight or perspective based on feedback received?

• In the last week did you actively learn something new?

Recover, Recover, Recover

• In the last week did you make a mistake and recover quickly?

• In the last week did you recognize your own limitations and use compassion to get back in the game?

• In the last week can you recall a setback and response that bolstered your integrity and personal power?

Stop Trying to Figure Things Out

• In the last week did you consciously stop ruminating, analyzing and problem solving and allow things to unfold?

• In the last week were you completely present to “what wants to happen” and able to release a script or rehearsed speech.

• In the last week did you do something spontaneous and completely conjured up in the moment?

Rewire Your Brain

• In the last week did you replace negative ranting with a recollection of your strengths and achievements?

• In the last week did you reframe automatic negative thinking by shifting to positive possibilities or a neutral perspective?

• In the last week did you accept positive feedback with a simple thank you?

• In the last week did you accept constructive feedback with curiosity and gratitude?

Speak UP

• In the past week did you ask a question, or challenge someone with a different perspective, or advocate for a cause or value in a conversation or meeting?

• In the last week did you speak with confidence and without upspeak (raising the tone of your voice at the end of a sentence in a way that suggests what you are really doing is asking a question, not making a point).

• In the last week did you allow silence as you speak and avoid filler words such as ... "um, ah, you know, like and stuff like that?"

Be Powerfully Present

• In the last week did your body language support your emotional presence? (head up, chin up, shoulders back, eye contact, smile, open body posture, relaxed movements)

• In the last week did you "own your space?" (not make yourself physically small, or sit at the back of the room, or along the wall).

• In the last week were you completely yourself? Real? Authentic? Not faking anything?