Build confidence through action
10 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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Adam Grant says confidence isn't something you need before you act. It's what you get after you act. Most people wait to feel ready, but that's backwards. Do the thing first.

Adam Grant says confidence isn't something you need before you act. It's what you get after you act. Most people wait to feel ready, but that's backwards. Do the thing first.
Well, Adam Grant, organizational psychologist and current and quite worthy darling of thought leader space right now, recently said something that really hit the nail on the head for me. He said, "You don't gain confidence and then take action. You gain confidence by taking action." Nail on the head, Adam. That's exactly right. It's such a simple truth, but it explains why so many of us get stuck from time to time. We are waiting for confidence to show up, before we make our move, when confidence is actually the result of making moves.

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