Welcome to Wednesday! As you step into the natural pivot point of the week, here’s a brief moment of encouragement and perspective to help you lead the pivots in your life.

Leading the Pivot | The Confidence You Build
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​Practical wisdom for the pivots that shape us.

The Moment
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​Many of us have received the same message in one form or another.
Show more confidence.
Lead with more confidence.
Speak with more confidence.

We are told that confidence signals competence, and it can start to feel like a harsh equation.: if I do not feel confident, I must not be capable.

Yet there are seasons of work and life where confidence is not something you feel first. It is something you build as you move.

The Pivot
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​Confidence rarely arrives before we begin. More often, it is cultivated along the way.

Preparation is often where confidence starts, not because it guarantees the outcome, but because it changes what is happening inside you.

And preparation does not have to be complicated to be effective.

We can get stuck trying to find the perfect formula for success, when what we actually need is simply to start. A plan on paper. A few notes before the conversation. A first draft.

This is how confidence is built, quietly, from the inside out.

The Move
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​If you have been waiting to feel confident before you begin, consider a different approach. Move into preparation, and let confidence be built, not chased.

Cheering you on to your best life,
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Amanda Crooks, M.Div, BCC, CMCS, GCDF
​Board Certified Coach | Leadership, Career & Well-Being

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