Should we really be talking about confidence...or courage?

Earlier this week, in a coaching conversation, my client requested that we work on increasing her confidence.

I’ve had this conversation before of course – it’s a great topic and one that many clients wrestle with.

And certainly, we can (and did) talk about recognising and overcoming negative self-talk, the physical ‘in your body’ aspects of confidence, looking for evidence - all the logical stuff.

But ultimately (in this session at least) I asked the question, “should we really be talking about confidence or courage?”.

Because another approach is to just accept that (right now at least) you are experiencing a lack of confidence. And maybe acknowledge that as humans we all feel that feeling. And then do what you need to do. Move forward in line with your values and goals.

That’s courage.

And ultimately it will build confidence.