Experts vs Frauds: The Confidence-Competence Conundrum | Ep. 024

Balancing Act: How Confident Should You Really Be?

Ever wonder how some people are super confident without really having the skills to back it up? In this episode of Kingspiration, Ethan King and Justin King get into the tricky balance between being confident and actually knowing your stuff. They talk about not falling into the trap of feeling like you're not good enough, also known as impostor syndrome. They take ideas from Adam Grant's book and discuss the "just right" spot of being confident.

What you will learn in this episode:

• How to tell the difference between being truly confident and just acting too sure of yourself.
• Ways to beat the feeling of being a fraud by being just the right amount of confident.
• How getting ready and knowing your stuff can help close the gap between how confident you feel and what you can actually do.

Questions answered:

• How can you know if your confidence is more than your actual skills, and what can you do about it?
• Why is getting ready important for feeling more confident and capable?
• How can being just the right amount of confident help if you're struggling with feeling like a fraud?

Tune in to this episode for a real talk on getting the balance right between confidence and competence. Join us as we break down what it means to be confident in a healthy way, both in your personal life and at work. Don't forget to subscribe to Kingspiration for more great discussions, share your thoughts with us, and leave a review. Let's keep growing, learning, and figuring out the best way to handle confidence together.