Owning Who You're Not & Fully Embracing Yourself: Unpacking Nicole Kalil's Confidence Journey

Nicole Kalil shares her story of birthing her book, exposing the ironies of achieving success through a masculine lens and the personal journey of overcoming false confidence to ultimately become more trusting of herself. "I can't tell you how much of the confidence builders were required and necessary to write this book and to put it out there, and how much of the confidence derailers came up on a very regular basis. When we were editing, perfectionism was all over the place.  Pure head trash, like "will people even like this book."  Nicole Kalil is an author, speaker, and leadership coach who has dedicated her work to helping women build their confidence and reach their full potential. She is the author of the book "Validation is for Parking" which explores the journey of self-discovery and embraces the unique gifts and talents of each individual. We talked about how Nicole had a dream of writing a book for years but allowed fear to hold her back. Eventually, she realized her reasons were just excuses and took the leap. She eventually learned to trust herself, overcome the false messages of society and recognize her unique abilities while understanding that her worth lies beyond her physical appearance and pursuing success through the masculine lens.  In this episode, you will learn the following: 1. What is the difference between confidence in men and women? 2. What is the 'confidence con' and how does it hinder women? 3. How can we raise confident humans in a world full of mixed messaging? Resources mentioned in this conversation: Elyse Archer’s Podcast “She Sells”: https://elysearcher.com/podcast/ Jill Savage’s books on perfectionism: https://nomoreperfect.jillsavage.org/ Want to connect with Nicole?: Get Nicole's Book "Validation is for Parking": https://nicolekalil.com/book Listen to her podcast: https://nicolekalil.com/podcast Check out her website: https://nicolekalil.com/ Other episodes you'll enjoy: Episode #80 The Not-so-Secret Secret of Confidence with Nicole Kalil - http://bit.ly/40bNpNt Episode #126 Creating Confidence Through Personal Styling with Scarlett de Bease -  http://bit.ly/3XN5j7y Episode #114 Becoming Confident on Video with Helen Polise - https://bit.ly/3Io2HWU Connect with me:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diannwingertcoaching/ Website: https://www.diannwingertcoaching.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5qFHTPZTAxtYvVLyip3h0A Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: <a href="https://the-driven-woman-entrep.captivate.fm/review" rel="noopener noreferrer"...