Make Self-Confidence Your Superpower summary

Contrary to popular belief, true confidence doesn't come from external validation or success. You can be a multi-millionaire and still feel unsure of yourself. 

Likewise, you can be a supermodel with millions of social media followers yet secretly lack confidence in your looks and popularity. Confidence is an inside job. It stems from your self-perception, not your outside circumstances.

While our comfort zone feels safe and familiar, staying inside it too long limits our growth, learning and fulfillment. Leaving your comfort bubble requires bravery, but leads to discovering your true potential. A major barrier is fear of uncertainty and the unknown outside the comfort zone. But the cost of comfort is high. By not leaving your comfort zone, you risk missing out on achieving your goals and the life you're capable of living. Inversely, with each time you leave your comfort zone, you grow in confidence. 

You develop the mentality "I did that hard thing, I can do more!" Conquering fears proves you're more capable than you thought.

Okay, whew! That was a lot of good stuff. 

We’ve learned that authentic confidence doesn't stem from external validation or material success. That true confidence is built from within, by focusing on your unique talents, embracing adversity, and taking action to expand your comfort zone.

If you want to dig deeper into some of the concepts and ideas from this article, check out our blink The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. Easter’s work shows how discomfort can be the cure to many mental and even physical problems

Another suggestion is Born For This by Chris Guillebeau. In this Blink we discuss the tips and practices you can do to discover your unique talents and passion. If you can figure those out, you’ll be on your way to building unshakeable confidence.