It is the rare human being who can maintain confidence 100% of the time.
Even the best of leaders experience dips in confidence from time to
time, from context to context and from situation to situation.
The key is building your 'confidence' muscles.
The key is building your 'confidence' muscles.
I believe confidence can be cross-contextual. By that I mean having success in one area of life can be used as a reference point from which we can borrow confidence while we build it in that new area of our personal or professional life.
To raise the bar on your confidence as a leader I'd like to offer you 3 concepts to focus that can provide a roadmap for creating higher levels of confidence in whatever endeavor you are embarking on, and especially in your role as a leader:
Certainty - Certainty is defined as the state of being free from doubt or reservation, destined, sure to happen, inevitable, bound to come. Certainty is how confidence is projected by leaders and its a skill that also has to be developed along with confidence. Certainty comes from experience and through developing your beliefs and values about yourself, your role as a leader, the world, your organization, the marketplace, etc. One of the key skills to nurture to develop your level of certainty is perspicacity or a keenness of mental perception and discernment, which helps in decision-making and problem solving.
Clarity - Many years ago I attended a workshop by Anthony Robbins and one of the most powerful things he said that day I'll never forget. His message was "clarity is power." I've learned over the years that is a very true statement. Without clarity it’s tough to see where you are going and a leader without clarity is not much of a leader.
There are many contexts a leader needs clarity on which can be overwhelming, which is I want to start at home by having you focus on key areas first to build your confidence and certainty as a leader:
• Your Leadership "Identity"
• Your Strengths
• Your Areas for Growth and Development
• Your Team Strengths and Talents
Capability - This is defined as having power and ability, being efficient and competent. And, there are six fundamental areas leaders need to not just be capable but must master:
• Influencing communication skills
• Visionary thinking
• Decision-making
• Problem-solving
• Delegation
• Emotional Mastery
If you'd like to learn more about how the "3 C's" of Certainty, Clarity and Capability creates confident leaders, you are going to want to register for my FREE Tele-Seminar coming up oin March 10th - "The Secret Formula of Confident Leaders: How to Become a Leader Others Enthusiastically Want to Follow" –
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