High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset 731: The Truth About Confidence, and How to Stabilize It
Feb 17, 2026
They unpack national study findings on how confidence fluctuates across roles and situations. Listeners hear startling stats linking confidence to earnings and success beyond intelligence. The conversation explores how rumination, harsh self-talk and comparison drain confidence. A simple three-question Truth Meter™ tool for pausing and checking reality is introduced to help stabilize confidence in real time.
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Confidence Is Situation-Dependent
- Confidence fluctuates by situation and role rather than being fixed.
- People can feel rock-solid in one moment and shaky the next, even the same day.
Confidence Trumps Intelligence For Many
- Most people view confidence as a career multiplier that helps them act and follow through.
- Seventy percent said they'd earn more with better confidence and 75% said it propels you further than intelligence.
High To Low In A Day
- You can nail a presentation and later feel undermined after receiving critical feedback.
- The research showed people experience lowest confidence during negative interactions like arguments and tough conversations.