What If Success is Just a Game of Confidence?

Ever wondered why two people with the exact same skills can end up worlds apart in success?

One skyrockets, the other stagnates…and the secret might not be brains, background, or even talent. It could just be confidence.

Yep, that deep, unshakable belief that you can figure things out—even if you’re not 100% sure how yet.

It’s like having a secret cheat code for life.

By the end of this week’s newsletter, you will have key strategies for upping your confidence game. And stay until the end for unique confidence tips you won’t find anywhere.

And there’s science to back it up!

A groundbreaking study from the University of Melbourne found that people with higher self-confidence earn more and get promoted faster—by up to 150% more likely to advance than their less-confident peers (Melbourne Institute, 2014).

Here’s the kicker…

Confidence isn’t something you’re born with (despite what those effortlessly suave people on LinkedIn might make you think).

It’s built…one risk, one win, one lesson at a time.

Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy’s work on “power poses” showed even two minutes of expansive posture can boost testosterone (the “dominance” hormone) by 20% and drop cortisol (stress) by 25%—literally rewiring your brain for confidence on the spot (Cuddy et al., 2012).

So, what if the real difference between “I’ll try” and “I’ll crush it” isn’t luck, hustle, or IQ—but your willingness to believe you belong at the table?

Here’s your mission this week:

✅ Say yes before you’re ready. The fastest way to grow is to jump in and figure it out on the fly.

✅ Track your tiny wins. Confidence compounds like interest. Write down every time you show up, speak up, or step up.

✅ Surround yourself with “possibility people.” Research in Psychological Science found confidence is contagious—hang around optimists and your own belief skyrockets (Marshall et al., 2020).

Unique Confidence-Boosting Tips You Won’t Find Everywhere…

🔹 Revisit your highlight reel—on video. Don’t just write your wins; record a 1-minute selfie video celebrating a recent success. Rewatch it when doubt creeps in. Studies on “positive self-review” show it boosts self-efficacy more than static journaling (Bandura, 1997).

🔹 Practice “Anti-Perfectionism Sprints.” Set a 10-minute timer to tackle something imperfectly—like sending that draft email or sketching a pitch idea. It trains your brain to act instead of overthink.

🔹 Learn to ask better “What if?” questions. Flip fear-based ones (“What if I fail?”) into possibility ones (“What if this works even better than I imagined?”). Research shows reframing in this way reduces anxiety and sparks creative confidence (Beck, 2011).

🔹 Adopt an alter ego for tough moments. Beyoncé had Sasha Fierce; you can have your own. Neuroscientist Dr. Srini Pillay found that creating a persona helps your brain detach from self-doubt and step into a more confident state (Pillay, 2016).

Because what if success really is just a game of confidence—and you’ve been holding the controller all along?

You’ve got this!

 Three things to ALWAYS remember:

Be CONFIDENT!

Be EMPATHETIC!

AND ALWAYS HAVE PASSION!!!!