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Alyssa McMasters discusses the importance of emotional neutrality and confidence in high-performing careers and personal life.

What does real confidence look like when life refuses to slow down? In Episode 355 of The Business Development Podcast, Kelly Kennedy welcomes back Founder of Let Me Introduce Yourself and Confidence Coach Alyssa McMasters for a powerful conversation about confidence, emotional neutrality, resilience, entrepreneurship, sales, leadership, and the realities of balancing a high-performing career with parenthood. Alyssa shares her own journey through burnout, imposter syndrome, motherhood, and rebuilding her career, revealing how learning to embrace emotional neutrality transformed not only the way she leads, but the way she makes decisions, sets boundaries, and shows up in every aspect of her life. Together, Kelly and Alyssa explore why so many high performers tie their self-worth to outcomes, how to navigate guilt, embarrassment, rejection, and uncertainty without allowing them to dictate your decisions, and practical strategies for regulating your nervous system, building resilience, and creating confidence that isn't dependent on the next win. Whether you're an entrepreneur, sales professional, leader, parent, or simply someone striving to become more grounded in an increasingly…

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Kennedy

Guest: Alyssa McMasters

Topics covered

• confidence
• emotional neutrality
• resilience
• entrepreneurship
• sales
• leadership
• parenthood

Keywords

• confidence
• emotional neutrality
• resilience
• entrepreneurship
• sales
• leadership
• burnout
• imposter syndrome
• parenthood
• decision making

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Organizations: Let Me Introduce Yourself

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