Why I’ve stopped chasing confidence For a while, I thought confidence was the key to overcoming i...

Why I’ve stopped chasing confidence For a while, I thought confidence was the key to overcoming i...Why I’ve stopped chasing confidence For a while, I thought confidence was the key to overcoming i...

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Heartwood Agency

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• Oct 24

Why I’ve stopped chasing confidence

For a while, I thought confidence was the key to overcoming imposter syndrome. If I could just feel more confident, everything else would fall into place.

Then I saw a post from Gary Vaynerchuk that stuck with me:

“Impostor syndrome is just a fancy new word, for you're insecure. And that's allowed. You're allowed to be insecure.”

We all feel insecure sometimes. It’s part of being human.

Lately, I’ve realized confidence is overrated. What matters more is decisiveness.

Being decisive means:

- Making choices quickly and moving forward

- Being willing to be wrong

- Risking failure to create opportunity

I’m learning to make the best decision I can with what I have, and trust that I’ll figure the rest out as I go.

When self-doubt shows up, how do you keep moving forward?

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