More rehearsal doesn't make you sound more in control — it makes you sound like you're reading from a script instead of thinking. The leaders who sound biggest in the room are usually the least prepared to sound scripted.

The higher you climb, the less precedent there is to stand on — which is exactly why it feels less solid up there, not more. The leaders who move through it well stop treating that feeling as evidence against themselves.

You have the power to ride the waves and emerge stronger on the other side.

In my experience, confidence is fickle. One moment, you feel like you can conquer the world, and the next, you feel like a complete mess.

This time we tackle how to build self esteem and self confidence and how these are different.

They believe that confidence will make their experience easier, allow them to put themselves out there more and go after what they truly want.