If You Don’t Know What Makes You Feel Confident You Can’t Use It (2410)

About this episode

The episode discusses the distinction between real confidence and ego, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and internal control.

What if your confidence is built on things that can disappear? In this episode, Kevin and Alan break down the difference between real confidence and ego, and why self-belief often rises and falls with external results, relationships, and circumstances. They explore how to tell whether something is helping your performance or quietly becoming a crutch. This episode is about self-awareness, identity, standards, and the kind of internal control that keeps you steady when life is not ideal. Pr...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kevin Palmieri, Alan Lazaros

Topics covered

• confidence
• self-awareness
• identity
• ego
• performance
• mental health

Keywords

• confidence
• self-belief
• ego
• performance
• self-awareness
• identity
• mental health

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