Why "faking it till you make it" is terrible advice (and what actually builds confidence)
Letβs talk about the biggest lie we are told about confidence. As a professional actor who has spent decades on stage and on camera, and now as someone who also helps burned-out professionals build high-ticket business vehicles, I hear the same thing every day: "Chrissy, I'll launch the project/make the video/start the business as soon as I feel confident." Here is the truth: Confidence is not a prerequisite to action. It is the byproduct of action!!! If you sit around waiting for the fear to go away, you will be sitting in the exact same spot five years from now. "Faking it" just makes your nervous system feel like a fraud π« Instead of waiting for confidence, you need to rely on Faith-Rooted Willpower (watch my video on this). Willpower isn't white-knuckling your way through a stressful day. Willpower is the ability to hold your vision and take the very next step, even when your physical body feels terrified. When I step onto a set or when I first started my business, I didn't wait to feel brave. I acknowledged the fear, told it to sit in the passenger seat, and I drove the car anyway. True confidence comes from building a track record of keeping the promises you make to yourself. When you take the action despite the wobble, your subconscious mind says, "Oh, I guess we do this now." That is how the pattern changes. If you are someone who has the drive and the mindset, but you are just exhausted from trying to build the vehicle from scratch, you aren't alone. I use a done-for-you tech system that handles the heavy lifting of my business, yielding $1,828 to $8,250 per sale, exactly so I don't have to burn my willpower on building websites. If you want to see exactly how we bridge subconscious reprogramming with this kind of clear, mathematical execution, I host live breakdowns every week inside my free community, The Prosperity Ascent Lab. You are absolutely invited to come take a look.