Confidence is not a prerequisite for starting creative work, but rather the result of consistent effort and practice.
“I'm like, "Well, when when do you think that's going to happen?" if you never actually try because the only way to get confidence is to do it successfully repetitively and if you don't start you're never going to have the opportunity to get to that success.”
TED · Jun 2025 · 1 episode · 26K views on this topicPeople should not be self-conscious because others are not paying as much attention to them as they think.
“People get so caught up in how do people perceive me? And the reality is like you can enter space, people don't even notice you're there. So, it's like whatever you're doing, why be self-conscious? Like people aren't going to notice you or they're not going to notice what you're doing.”
Soft White Underbelly · Jan 2026 · 0 episodes · 0 views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.