I want to talk with you about the 3 Essential Skills to Own Your Power to Create Courageous Confidence. When we master these three essential skills, we are empowered as a leader, we are influential in all that we do, and happier within our own skin. It is a lot easier to love yourself when you are awesome, right? Let me share with you a story when I did not necessarily “own my power.”
We take off. Bill is fishing. I am catching some rays; the dogs are on point watching the ducks and we are listening to an audio book. As we get into the marina, we must pass all of the yachts and houseboats, in fact we passed right by the houseboat that we had owned for many years. As we float past the “Mirage” houseboat, we probably looked like we were in a lifeboat sitting next to the cruise ship!
We go around all the rental houseboats and pull into the first slip at the dock. At this point I notice all of the people looking at us. I am sure that they are not admiring “The Little Dingy”. We tie up our boat and Bill hops up onto the dock, thinking nothing of his audience! I on the other hand, am very aware of the attention we have drawn, especially the six adults sitting in lawn chairs out on the deck of the 70’ luxury rental right next to us! They were staring at us because we were their entertainment!ings.
The dock is over waist high. As I stand up. I am trying to keep my balance in the little dingy and not go overboard! Have you ever tried to stand up in a raft in the middle of a lake? It is like trying to balance on top of a beach ball! I am not quite as agile as I once was but I grab the rope and Bill’s hand and pull myself up onto the dock. We go over to the store, get our waffle cones and go back out and sit at a table close by “The Little Dingy” and watch as the audience gets even bigger. We even have people talking to our dogs now that are still aboard The Little Dingy!!
I teach this as CREATE Courageous Confidence! I know that it is important to know of our value and worth. I also know that it takes courage to always come from a confident space. I use CREATE as an Acronym to best assist us in taking action and implementing this in our lives.
Here is my CREATE for Courageous Confidence:
- C=Conquer: Conquer the voice inside your head. You get to believe in you. The most believable voice is your own. So, embrace it, and have positive thoughts about yourself. Be willing to celebrate your accomplishments.