If I Could Just Be Confident I’d Have A Great…

I’m happy to report my book is completely done.

I recorded the audio book last week.

The cover is done. 

I’ve received beautiful endorsements Edward Norton, Kris Carr, Parker Posey, Keri Russell, Molly Shannon, Jeff Daniels, and a bunch of other fabulous creators.

But I wanna talk to you today about the concept of CONFIDENCE. Confidence is so overrated.

I recently looked at an old journal of mine from when I just got out of acting school. I could feel the misery in it as I read, “If I could just be confident I’d have a great career.”

Other entries had such hits as…

• “Should I call that director I met at B&H Dairy? The one who said I should give her a call? Nah. Best to wait until I feel more upbeat.”
• “She’s so sweet. As soon as I feel just a little better, I definitely might reach out.”
• “Gonna get back to auditioning soon. Just not super confident…yet.”

Ever had any such ponderings? Or is it just me?

According to the scholars, life is short. Most of them have died to prove their point.

What exactly are we waiting for?

Confidence? Really?

No secret, our culture puts confidence on a pedestal. Whoever came up with the idea that we’re supposed to feel confident before we take action sure screwed over a hell of a lot of people.

I’ve worked with and hung out with many of the biggest movie stars around, and they don’t consistently feel any more confident than anyone else. But here’s what else: they don’t wait around to feel some ideal sensation (confidence) before committing fully to their careers.

And while we’re talking about it, what the hell is confidence anyway?

And how long does it really last when you’re feeling it? A minute? Maybe an afternoon? A couple days? Are you really going to wait for that fleeting feeling to arrive before you make your move? Putting any one particular experience, like confidence, at the top of your emotional food chain will only ensure one thing: disappointment.

Try this on… Instead of confidence being a solitary, static experience, let’s look at it in a new way. What if confidence is welcoming your full range of experience? What if an act of confidence is “moving ahead no matter what you’re feeling”?

The key to this, of course, is not backing down and retreating into a mental drama when you feel uncomfortable (or unconfident).

Here’s the deal. If ya wanna accomplish anything in life, all ya gotta do is move ahead regardless of whatever the hell you’re feeling. Ya gotta trust that whatever energetic pattern arrives in your body is there to serve you. It’s all creative fuel! Do that and you’ll be miles ahead of the rest. More importantly, miles ahead of where you are now. Waiting for your emotions to line up a certain way, or your mind to behave, will only produce wrinkles.

Confidence is so 1990s, Bubby. You gave up the wide shoulder pads, right? It’s also time to give up waiting for confidence.

The light is green. Go.

That’s all for today, my friend. I hope this made a lil shift for ya.

 

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