What Comes First: Confidence or Action?
This 32-second video sums up what I've been saying for years.
This 32-second video from Shade Zahrai sums up what I've been saying for many years.
Do you agree?
Here's the transcript:
What comes first, confidence or action? This is something that many of us get wrong.
Research consistently shows that action often leads to more confidence, not the other way around.
It's the actions we take that build our skills and competence, which boosts our self-efficacy or self-belief.
That, in turn, fuels our confidence to propel us to take more action.
So, if you're waiting to feel confident before you act, remember that the confidence you seek is built by the very steps you're about to take.