Read this slowly…
We labour under the illusion that confidence is the thing that moves life forward.
That it predicts outcomes.
Or that it needs rebuilding every time we face something new.
But confidence isn’t a resource.
It’s the absence of insecure thinking.
When the mind quietens, confidence simply reappears.
When we’re in flow, we don’t even ask the question.
We just do.
We thrive.
It’s only when our thoughts start racing, measuring, comparing, analysing, that confidence becomes a story again.
A problem to solve.
A gauge we think must be filled before we act.
For many in the later stages of their career, especially when sensing that change might be calling - it could be an evolution or a revolution - this idea feels risky.
After all, there’s more at stake now.
Income. Security. Legacy. Status - all these could be at play.
So we tell ourselves, “When I feel more confident, then I’ll make my move.”
But that day never really comes.
Because confidence isn’t the starting line.
It’s the echo that appears after you take a step into clarity.
What if, instead of chasing confidence, you simply noticed the noise that clouds it?
The thinking that tells you you’re not ready yet.
And in the space beneath that noise… the quiet that waits to guide you.
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