Growth rarely feels comfortable.
But that’s not a flaw — it’s a feature.
Shantel Love is a best-selling author and personal branding expert who spoke candidly on our show about how she trains herself to tolerate discomfort: trying new things, staying in moments one second longer than feels natural, expanding her nervous system’s definition of “safe.”
And we can’t get this quote of hers out of our head:
“I let others borrow my belief when they haven’t found their own yet.”
Confidence doesn’t always arrive fully formed. Sometimes it’s learned through proximity. Sometimes it’s simply saying what your cheerleaders say about you, even before you feel it yourself.
Borrowed confidence counts.
It can carry you into rooms that you wouldn’t enter alone — until one day, you realize you belong there.
Which makes this a powerful question to consider:
Where could you try putting on a coat of confidence that others have created for you? Or who might need to borrow some confidence from YOU?
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This email was inspired by a recent conversation with Shantel Love on our podcast about courage, growth, and learning to hold belief before it feels natural.
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