Do Something Different: A Leadership Podcast
Do Something Different is a podcast for high-achievers who want to grow their impact. Each week, former Apple executive Rusty Gaillard helps you build the skillset and mindset to break free from the conventional corporate leadership model and create meaningful, lasting impact for your company, your team, and your career. Come away empowered and inspired to put these simple, practical leadership tools to use: share your honest opinion, give candid feedback, delegate effectively while maintaining high standards, and take back control of your schedule.
Do Something Different: A Leadership Podcast
How to Build Confidence
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Most confidence advice is designed to help you look confident to other people. That's the wrong game.
In this video, I break down why the three most common confidence tips — prepare more, fake it till you make it, and stack small wins — are either incomplete or actively working against you. Then I share what actually changed confidence for me, through two of the hardest seasons of my life.
If you're a high-achiever who does everything right on paper but still feels like you're living a smaller life than you're capable of, this is the shift you've been missing.
What you'll learn:
→ Why over-preparing is really about controlling the uncontrollable
→ Why "fake it till you make it" keeps you playing a small, external game
→ Why building confidence on wins creates a life you're afraid to risk
→ What real confidence actually is — and why it has nothing to do with your track record
Rusty Gaillard is an executive coach, helping mid-level corporate leaders create more career success while working less and enjoying it more. That's real freedom.
Get more leadership tips to grow your skillset and mindset at rustygaillard.com, and follow Rusty on LinkedIn.
