About this episode

This episode explores our relationship with uncertainty and the importance of confidence while navigating life.

In this episode, I explore our relationship with uncertainty, not knowing, and what it really means to move through life like a grown-up when, underneath it all, we’re all still making it up as we go along. Starting with an important life lesson about bullsh*t, I reflect on the strange truth that confidence often isn’t about having the answers - it’s about how we carry ourselves while we look for them. I connect this to improvisation, embodied self-trust, and the difference between panicked overthinking and grounded forward movement. This is an episode about dignity, humility, confidence, and the practice of taking one step at a time - even when you have no idea where it’s all leading. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Chris Kenworthy

Topics covered

• uncertainty
• improvisation
• self-trust
• confidence
• dignity
• humility

Keywords

• uncertainty
• confidence
• improvisation
• self-trust
• dignity
• humility
• life lessons

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