Calling out this ’Confidence’ Imposter!

Calling out the ‘Confidence’ imposter! Episode 8

On this episode of The Mindset Maniac, host Leslie Crevar talks about “The shield of protection that many people use, and it is often disguised as confidence.  

Episode Highlights: 

• Leslie Crevar talks about a commonly used phrase “I don’t care what anybody thinks about me.” We use this as armor.
• Typically, the intent of using this phrase is good. 
• Focusing too much on what other people think about us can create sadness and prevent you from doing or not doing certain work.
• Leslie points out this kind of attitude can also be problematic because we need to feel up to a certain point about what others think.
• Imagine a world where people stop caring about what others think, how would it look? This is not confidence but false armor.
• Such behavior can be a sign that maybe the person cared but got hurt.
• Being on the side where you don’t care what other’s think, it may feel good. However, it prevents growth that comes from reflection and self-awareness.
• It’s easy to mistake this as confidence. This comes from a place of fear and hurt. 
• The real armor here is not to not care what other’s think, but rather care about what you think about yourself?

3 Key Points:

1. It’s easy to mistake this as confidence. This comes from a place of fear and hurt.
2. The important thing is to find your balance. Not be in the one extreme side of the pendulum or other. 
3. Confidence comes from knowing, trusting, and loving yourself. 

 

Tweetable Quotes: 

• “If we stop caring, we are unable to access things like empathy, care and compassion.” - Leslie Crevar
• “Anything can happen in life when we let ourselves be open.” - Leslie Crevar
• “Dive deeper into self-discovery, it’s not about how they see you; it is about how you see yourself.”

 

 

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