[EP 58] Confidence Looks Back. Self-Trust Looks Forward

<p>What do you do when you’re facing something you’ve never done before?</p><p>Confidence can only take you so far because confidence is built on evidence — past experience, past wins, and proof that you’ve handled something similar before.</p><p>But eventually, you reach the edge of that evidence.</p><p>That’s where self-trust takes over.</p><p>In this episode, I talk about the difference between confidence and self-trust, why mistakes can quickly become evidence against ourselves, and how to use what you already know about yourself to move forward when the path ahead is uncertain.</p><p>I also share what learning to play golf is reminding me about vulnerability, discomfort, mistakes, and being willing to be a beginner again.</p><p>Because self-trust isn’t believing everything will work out exactly the way you want.</p><p>It’s believing that whatever happens, you trust yourself to deal with what comes next.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li><p>Why confidence looks backward while self-trust looks forward</p></li><li><p>How past experience becomes evidence you can stand on</p></li><li><p>Why mistakes don’t have to mean anything about who you are</p></li><li><p>The difference between self-trust and false certainty</p></li><li><p>How to move forward when you genuinely don’t know what happens next</p></li></ul><p><strong>One question to consider:</strong><br>What have you already done that gives you evidence about who you are when you’re in unfamiliar territory?</p><p><a href="https://audreyblair.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://audreyblair.com</a></p>