Adam Grant says confidence isn't something you need before acting. It's what you get after you act. Most people wait to feel confident first, then never move.
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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