The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth6 Helmi 2024

153: Action to Trust to Confidence to Belief

Have you ever held yourself back from something because you just didn't think you were "ready yet?"

Held yourself back from a promotion?
Knocked your pricing down a little bit because you were worried about what other people think?
Waited to make a purchase?
Bit your tongue instead of spoke your true feelings aloud?
Held off until "Monday," "next week," or "next month" to begin a new habit?

Ladies, we often are our own worst enemies in holding ourselves back due to imposter syndrome. We feel like we don't have enough education, experience, or preparation, for the next step we're considering and therefore we don't make a move…at all. Imposter syndrome isn't a new concept, and it affects a majority of women in their personal and professional lives. It keeps us small, it has us feeling stuck, and it's time to say, "that's enough of that shit." The antidote to imposter syndrome? Cultivating our belief in ourselves as individuals, moms, wives, aunties, friends, teammates, and business owners. Self-belief doesn't just come from the ground, though. It involves taking messy action so we learn to trust ourselves. Trusting ourselves over time so that we become confident in our abilities, and turning that confidence into an innate belief of who we are and what we are capable of. In today's episode of The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth, I share some surprising facts about imposter syndrome, actions to take as we begin to flex our trust and confidence muscles, and ultimately how to believe that we have what it takes to be our best selves in 2024. Actions Steps for Stepping into Trust, Confidence, and Belief in Yourself While I wish I could take credit for the following action steps, they are attributed to my friends at The Restoration Project and the article The 4 P's of Imposter Syndrome and How They Impact Women by Lis Cashin.

Journal on the following questions:
1. What do I like about myself?
2. What do I know about myself?
3. What seems to come more naturally to me than to others?
4. What positive feedback am I consistently given that rings true to me?
5. Where do I feel most confident in my ability to contribute?
6. What am I best at?
7. What drains my energy?
8. What is difficult for me?
9. What are my weaknesses?
Network with people who you identify with the future you and where you're growing into. Find membership groups, peer groups, mentors, community groups, who you can relate with and learn from.
Embrace imperfection! Give yourself permission to act when you only feel about 60% ready (don't wait to feel 100% there!) and the grace to know that you WILL make mistakes, and you WILL learn from them to make improvements and get better.
Set realistic goals! Hot take: instead of a crazy huge, ambitious, hard to reach goal, knock it down a peg so it is attainable! Then you can celebrate your success, build momentum, and use it to motivate yourself going forward.

Helpful Links:

Get in the MKM Book Club In February, MKM is hosting our second month of the MKM Book Club for entrepreneurs and small business owners who desire community and personal/professional development each month. Our first selection is The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek. To join the MKM Book Club visit mkm.myflodesk.com/mkmfebruarybookclub

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(276)

Episode 28: Having Big Dreams in a Small Town

Guys, the podcast is half of a year old. We've recorded over 25 episodes…like, how did this happen so quickly? With that in mind and a recent email I received, I thought it was a good time to revis...

9 Maalis 202133min

Episode 27: Small Town Business Fitness with Erika Hermsen of Sweat Inspire Sisterhood

Friend, trust me when I say you'll want a notebook as you listen to this one. Today I'm sitting down with my friend, Erika Hermsen of Sweat Inspire Sisterhood, and I know you're going to have so many ...

2 Maalis 202153min

Episode 26: Reels, Stories, IGTV, Oh my!

Hey, there business owner! Do you feel overwhelmed about all the options available to you on Instagram when marketing your business? We used to have just posts, where we shared cute photos and qui...

23 Helmi 202135min

Episode 25: Branded Photography for Small Businesses with Allison Corbin of Captured by Corbin

This episode is a fun one, friends! When I tell you this girl makes me smile with just her presence, I hope you can hear that smile come through your speakers in today's episode. Allison Corbin and I ...

16 Helmi 202145min

Episode 24: Small-Town Life with Jordan Trumm of Socially Jordan Media

This week at the Small-Minded Podcast by Molly Knuth Media we welcome Jordan Trumm, a small-town gal who is a social media marketer, community volunteer, farm wife, and soon-to-be mama. When Jordan an...

9 Helmi 202145min

Episode 23: So You Want to Start a Podcast?

Did you know that 55% of the U.S. population has listened to a podcast - 37% of whom are monthly listeners and 24% of whom are weekly listeners? 56% of monthly listeners are men and 44% are women. ...

2 Helmi 202141min

Episode 22: Going Live on Social

Livestreaming. Did you just get a little anxious? Did your face turn red and your heart rate surge? This is common when I talk to small business owners about going live on their social platforms. Y...

26 Tammi 202131min

Episode 21: Do This, Not That on Social for your Business

Business owners: you've got a lot on your plate. But you don't really need me to tell you that do you. From ordering new product to filling in your inventory spreadsheets to preparing 1099s to t...

19 Tammi 202129min