Let me be brutally honest: If I had known what I was getting into, I probably wouldn’t have done it.
In December, I set myself a wild challenge: Write 30 days of SuperThreads. No plan. No idea if I could keep up. Just a gut feeling that I needed to build my writing habit.
10 days in, I thought—screw it, let’s go for 50.
150-200 hours of writing.
No guarantee it would work.
No clue if anyone would care.
But I did it anyway. And here’s what happened:
📈 7840 new followers
📩 349 new newsletter subscribers
But the real result? Clarity, confidence, and a life-changing lesson.
I wasn’t confident. I didn’t know what I was doing. But I did it anyway. And somewhere in that messy action, I figured out my niche, refined my message, and built an audience that actually listens.
Turns out, confidence doesn’t come first. Action builds confidence.
Quote of the Week
“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
The Hidden Cost of Waiting Until You ‘Feel Ready’
Be honest: How many things have you put off because you didn’t feel ‘ready’ yet?
✔ That business idea you keep thinking about.
✔ That bold career move you haven’t made.
✔ That skill you haven’t monetized yet.
Waiting for confidence is like waiting for the gym to make you fit before you start working out.
Meanwhile, women with half your experience are already running successful businesses—not because they’re more qualified, but because they started.
So, let’s talk about how you can get out of your own way.
How to Shift from Self-Doubt to Self-Trust
Confidence isn’t something you have before you act—it’s something you earn by taking action. Here’s how to make that shift:
- Start Before You’re Ready – Perfectionism is a confidence killer. Every expert was once a beginner. Take messy action.
- Reframe Fear as Proof You’re Growing – Fear doesn’t mean stop. It means you’re stepping outside your comfort zone—exactly where growth happens.
- Collect Evidence of Your Wins – Keep a ‘brag file’ of times you solved a problem, helped someone, or figured something out. Confidence grows when you remind yourself what you’ve already done. And this works in corporate too—track your wins so you can confidently ask for a raise or promotion.
- Lower the Stakes – You’re not making a forever decision. You’re taking the next step. If it doesn’t work? Adjust and move forward. Think of it like the World Cup (football, obviously!)—your goal isn’t to win the finals today, it’s just to make it to the next round.
You Don’t Need to Know Everything
Imposter syndrome thrives on comparison and unrealistic expectations.
Social media doesn’t help. We see curated perfection and assume everyone else has it all figured out.
Reality check: I have doubts EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. And so will you. Because we’re human.
Instead of overthinking, try this:
- “I don’t know enough.” → “I know more than the people I’m helping.”
- “Someone else is already doing this.” → “Nobody will do it the way I do.”
- “What if I fail?” → “Failure is just feedback. I’ll adjust and keep going.”
The truth? Every successful entrepreneur still has doubts. The difference is, they don’t let those doubts stop them.
How to Build an Entrepreneurial Mindset
If you’ve spent years in corporate, shifting into entrepreneurial thinking takes work.
Here’s how to rewire your mindset for success:
- Employees wait for permission. Entrepreneurs give themselves permission.
- Employees fear mistakes. Entrepreneurs see mistakes as learning.
- Employees follow structure. Entrepreneurs create their own rules.
- Employees seek stability. Entrepreneurs build freedom.
Entrepreneurs are willing to:
- Fail in public—and keep going anyway.
- Celebrate mistakes as learning experiences.
- Work without external validation (no promotions, no “good job” emails).
- Measure success beyond profit—by progress.
Confidence Is Earned, Not Given
Just like my 50-day SuperThreads Challenge, the uncomfortable truth is: The only way to build confidence is by doing the thing before you feel ready.
Confidence? That’s a result of action.
The more you do, the more you trust yourself.
The only way out is through.
See you next Wednesday.
