Confidence is a skill that is developed through consistent action and the willingness to try rather than a personality trait.

“Confidence is the willingness to try confidence is an action that's what it is and this phenomenon has been heavily researched by social psychologists and there's even a term for confidence being an action”

Confidence is a byproduct of taking action and developing competence rather than a prerequisite for starting a new endeavor.

“The truth is the confidence is the byproduct of taking action. And a lot of us don't think of it like that. We think it's going to be the magic bullet that's going to get us to actually take that action at the beginning.”

Confidence is built on the evidence one gathers through taking action rather than just through positive affirmations.

“I arrived at the conclusion that confidence as we kind of like say it talk about it in culture i know there's multiple definitions and lots of nuance but confidence as we describe it in culture is really just um is based on the evidence you have in yourself like all beliefs are based on evidence”

Confidence is a skill that can be developed through competence in specific areas rather than being an innate personality trait.

“I think confidence can absolutely be trained. Coming from Cuba, where we lost everything, arriving as a refugee, having nothing, and then all of a sudden uh the FBI asked me to become I didn't apply to the FBI.”

Confidence is developed through repeated exposure to situations that cause vulnerability rather than by avoiding them.

“if you're only ever willing to be in the situations where you feel confident then you're it can't grow it can't it can't sort of grow beyond that”

Confidence is developed by making independent decisions and embracing failure rather than seeking external validation or fearing mistakes.

“The more you fail, the more confident you become. I you can't fear failure.”

True confidence stems from being honest and transparent with oneself rather than trying to fit in or please others.

“it's never been about other people's perceptions of you it's always been what you think about yourself and if you truly truly believe in yourself you won't want to be anybody else”

Genuine confidence and creative success come from trusting one's own instincts and being authentic rather than chasing external metrics or validation.

“And then I was like, "Oh, maybe I'm not doing what's on the radio." And then I caught myself chasing radio and just falling on my face. So, with this new album taking it back, I was like, "I'm going to go back to when I did doo-wop and just didn't care about any charts and anything and just do me."”

True confidence is maintained by prioritizing one's internal sense of happiness and refusing to let external factors or opinions dictate one's self-worth.

“I always live by like keep holding my happiness and not letting anyone else affect it. And though I fall victim to it at times, yeah. as we all probably do. Absolutely. I um I strive every day to live in that place, so.”

Confidence is built by understanding oneself, appreciating one's blessings, and choosing not to take negative treatment personally.

“How you build your confidence up is you start to understand and you don't take things personal.”