When it comes to confidence, we get it exactly backward. (Click Link to join "The Confidence Challenge" starting June 9th! - . We wait to feel confident before we take action. But the science of confidence has shown. That the only way to feel more

Confidence is born in overcoming discomfort. Anxiety is born in avoiding discomfort. When you look across the thousands of articles that have been published over the last 45 years on anxiety. There is one clear message:. With anxiety, the only way out is through. In other

Brains are exquisitely good. at getting us out of uncomfortable situations. The problem is that without discomfort, there is no growth. Without growth, there is no confidence. And -- as the famed scientist Dr. Richard Petty says --. "Confidence is the stuff that turns

Habits are the back door to confidence. Like a secret code that no one told you about. But not just any kind of confidence. A special kind of confidence that scientists call self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is the belief in your ability to influence an outcome. So whatever you

You don’t need more confidence. You need to stop waiting for it. Because confidence isn’t a feeling—it’s a behavior. It’s what happens when you act before you feel ready. When you move through fear, not around it. When you trust yourself to handle whatever comes. That’s how

One of the biggest headaches I hear constantly from leaders is about turnover. churn. attrition. People who they've invested months and even years into. Just up and leaving the company. It's so much time and money wasted on talent that doesn't stay. So how do you get

Brains are surprisingly good simulators. But that doesn't mean they're good truth tellers. In fact, the main thing your brain is up to is not reacting to what happens. It's reacting to what it thinks is about to happen. In other words, your brain is a giant "prediction

Limiting beliefs are surprisingly sticky. And this is where it gets confusing. Why would something that isn't true come back to haunt us again and again?. If you want to understand why limiting beliefs feel true (even though they're not), you've gotta understand

Every good leader wants to know their blindspots. But not every leader knows where to look for them. When it comes to managing teams. We often believe that everyone feels the way we do. But therein lies the trap. Unmute the video below to learn how to leverage the

Speaking up matters. But a more interesting question is. why don't we speak up?. Emotions have a way of taking control of the decision-making steering wheel inside of us. When that happens, we lose our agency. We lose our choice. And in some important respect, we lose

Stress is eating us alive. It's the #1 thing people come to me to help them manage better. It's also more manageable than people think. That doesn't mean it's easy. But it does mean there is an inner skill set that you can develop to help give you some

One of the most pernicious lies we tell ourselves is that self-care is selfish. I've coached hundreds of people who feel guilty about taking time for themselves. Who feel like it's selfish to take time away from their kids. Who think that the only way to be a good

People think fun is a "nice-to-have.". But it's absolutely a "have-to-have.". At least when it comes to change. The thing is. we all want to change something. Whether it's starting an exercise routine. Becoming more comfortable giving or receiving feedback. Or being more

Afternoons are where productivity goes to die. The 3pm slump is brutal. And we all feel it. You know what I'm talking about. That feeling that if you can just push through, somehow your focus will come back. Enter the caffeinated soda, coffee, or big ol' cookie from the

Habits are hard. But they don't have to be. The reason they're hard is because our brain wants two different things. One part of your brain wants things to stay the same. And another part of your brain wants to be surprised. If that sounds like a contradiction, it is.

Hope gets confused with wishful thinking. The first requirement for hope is believing that the future could be better than the present. The second requirement for hope is the belief that you have the ability to make it so. #hope #action #sciencehelp #brainbydesign

Most of us avoid discomfort. The problem is that it's a necessary condition for growth. If you can learn to stop seeing discomfort as the problem, and start seeing it as a clue that you're on a growth path, everything changes. #discomfort #sciencehelp #brainbydesign

Intrinsic motivation is a compass for living the life you want. But it's not a map. And this is what people get wrong. We tend to think that passion comes fully formed. This is why most people get stuck. #motivation #intrinsicmotivation #regret #passion #brainbydesign

Learning how to "mentally foreground" what we share in common is key to building bridges. On the wheel of attention, we all have a choice. That's what makes us human. That's what makes me hopeful. #hope #buildingbridges #humanity #overcomingdifferences #brainbydesign