Ep 373: Confidence To Take Action

Hi, Gemma. As promised, here's a short recording on how to trigger confidence when we need it most. What we did was we decoded a time when we felt great, felt amazing, which was at a particular wedding. And we went through some stages which were catch eyes, butterflies, Uptone smile. They smile posture. So we see ourselves catching eyes with people, we feel butterflies, we hear an upturned voice, we feel ourselves smiling and then they start to smile and then our posture picks up. So we're going to go through those six stages in that specific order. Okay? So what I'd like you to do is get nice and comfortable, either sat down or lying down. And when you're ready, just close your eyes for me. And once you're comfortable with your eyes closed, just roll your eyes up towards your eyebrows so you just feel them flutter. Ever so slight. And we'll just do some gentle box breathing while we stay in that position. So in through our nose, hold out through our mouth, hold. You're just going to repeat those four stages, Whatever pace feels comfortable. So after three, just start breathing in for me. One, two, three. And breathe in. It. Okay, Staying in that position. I just want you to imagine you're on a balcony overlooking the ocean and feeling the heat of the sun against your skin. And just feel yourself drifting deeper and deeper. And just feel very kind and accepting of however you feel. Drifting deeper and deeper. Really good. Okay. I'd like you to put yourself back at that wedding where you felt confident, you felt great, you felt amazing. Really be back at that wedding, really be present, really be there. Then when you feel yourself present in that moment, we're just going to go through those six stages. Let's go through them together first. So firstly, see yourself catching eyes with people. Really see that, really visualize it. And feel the butterflies start to build up in the stomach. Really feel that. Then start to hear the Uptone conversations. Then feel yourself starting to smile, Really feel that smile stretch across your face. Then see them starting to smile. And then start to feel how that strengthens your posture, makes you feel stronger, more confident. Let's go back through those six stages again. See yourself catching eyes with people. Then start to feel the butterflies in the stomach. Then start to hear the upturn conversation. Then start to feel the smile beaming across your face. Then start to see others smiling too. And then start to feel the strengthening of your posture as you become more confident. That process one more time, a bit quicker. Catch eyes, butterflies, Uptone smile, they smile and posture. That is your code. I'd like you to do is start taking yourself through those stages. And every time you get to the peak of the experience where you're really present, really confident and you feel that feeling coursing through your body at the absolute peak, not before, not after. At the peak, I just want you to do that hand squeeze just so we can start conditioning it with a movement. So after three, I'm going to get you to take yourself through that process, through those stages. Catch eyes, butterflies, Uptone, smile. They smile and posture. And each time at the peak of the experience, just do the hand squeeze. Just keep going through those stages. So after three, I'll come back in a little bit. One, two, three. And begin. Brilliant. Well done, Gemma. So just enjoy that feeling in the body. See what you are seeing, feel what you are feeling, hearing what you are hearing. Just allow yourself to enjoy that experience and feel that confidence and be proud that you've given yourself this time to strengthen that confidence. Every time in the future you do that hand squeeze, those stages will come flooding back, crashing over you like a wave and washing you over with just new confidence, new strength, new power, and this wonderful feeling. If you keep listening to this recording as almost like a workout on a scheduled routine basis, you'll keep strengthening and strengthening and strengthening this connection. Your confidence will grow and grow and grow and you'll start to be able to access the feeling you truly want when it matters most. Enjoy the rest of your day, Gemma, and open your eyes.