You Don’t Need More Confidence. You Need This Instead

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People say, “I just need more confidence.” But what if that’s the wrong approach?

Think about the most confident people you know. Did they wait for confidence to magically appear before taking action? Or did they take action first—over and over—until confidence became a byproduct?

Confidence isn’t something you get before doing hard things. It’s something you build by doing hard things repeatedly.

Most people misunderstand confidence. They assume it’s a feeling you cultivate before stepping into the unknown. In reality, confidence is simply proof—proof that you’ve faced something difficult and survived. That you’ve stepped into uncertainty and figured it out. That you’ve done it before, and you can do it again.

The problem? Too many people wait.

• They wait to feel confident before they speak up.

• They wait to feel ready before starting something new.

• They wait for a sign that tells them they’re good enough.

And while they wait, someone else—less prepared, less experienced, but more willing—steps up, stumbles, learns, and wins.

Real confidence doesn’t come from thinking. It comes from doing.

Mark Twain once said, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear—not absence of fear.” And that’s exactly what most people get wrong about confidence. You don’t need to feel sure of yourself to take action. You need to take action despite not feeling sure of yourself.

So what do you need instead of confidence? You need proof. Proof that you’ve put yourself in uncomfortable situations before and figured it out. Proof that fear didn’t break you last time, and it won’t this time either. Proof that self-doubt is just a speed bump, not a roadblock.

Here’s how to build it:

• Take action before you feel ready. Confidence follows action, not the other way around.

• Make discomfort a habit. The more often you do things that scare you, the less fear controls you.

• Collect small wins. Confidence doesn’t come from one big achievement—it’s built from hundreds of small victories.

• Reframe failure as feedback. The most confident people aren’t the ones who never fail—they’re the ones who bounce back the fastest.

You don’t need more confidence. You need more action, more reps, more exposure to things that scare you.

And once you do that? Confidence won’t be something you chase—it’ll be something you own.

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Mukul Ronak Das

Founder - Taught2Teach | Entrepreneur | Mentor

Author - "You Will Be Forgotten: The Illusion of Control"

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