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Posted On: October 26th 2026, 02:31 pm
I’ve been doing this work for more than 25 years, and I still occasionally walk off stage wondering, “Was that actually any good?”
I can have a room full of people laughing, nodding, taking notes, and coming up to talk with me afterward, and somehow my brain will still find the one point that didn’t quite land or the question I wish I’d answered differently.
I used to think experience would eventually make that go away. That at some point I’d feel completely confident and stop second-guessing myself.
That hasn’t happened.
What has changed is that I don’t give those doubts quite as much authority as I used to.
Maybe confidence isn’t getting to a place where we never question ourselves.
Maybe it’s trusting that we can do meaningful work, learn from what didn’t go perfectly, and keep showing up even when we’re not completely sure of ourselves.
I’m still working on this one. How about you?
I can have a room full of people laughing, nodding, taking notes, and coming up to talk with me afterward, and somehow my brain will still find the one point that didn’t quite land or the question I wish I’d answered differently.
I used to think experience would eventually make that go away. That at some point I’d feel completely confident and stop second-guessing myself.
That hasn’t happened.
What has changed is that I don’t give those doubts quite as much authority as I used to.
Maybe confidence isn’t getting to a place where we never question ourselves.
Maybe it’s trusting that we can do meaningful work, learn from what didn’t go perfectly, and keep showing up even when we’re not completely sure of ourselves.
I’m still working on this one. How about you?
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